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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Observer Index Alton, Garth June 18 Oct. 16 Nov. 9 Dec. 11 Axtell, Harold Sept. 18 Bailey, Stephen F. July 10,31 Dec. 10 Bailey, Karen Dec. 10 Ballard, Larry May 21 Balch, Larry Sept. 18 Bergman, Clyde May 29 Bevier, Louis May 21 Oct. 1,12,21 Bing, George Sept. 11 Oct. 16 Binford, Lawrence C. Sept. 25 Oct. 1,9,16 Broadbolls, Bruce Oct. 1, 12 Brodkin, Hank Apr. 10 May 28,29,30 Sept. 13 Oct. 12 Brodkin, Priscilla Apr. 10 May 29,29,30 Branson, Ron June 18 Sept. 11 Oct. 16 Cardiff, Steve May 21,22,23,24,27 June 20,21,29 Oct. 1,22,23 Carpenter, Chris May 30,31 June 18 Cardiff, Eugene A June 29 Clark, Barry May 29,30 Clark, Terry May 29, 30 Oct. 12,15,16 Clarke, Herb June 29 Sept. 18 Oct. 16 Clarke, Olga June 29 Sept. 18 Oct. 16 Copper, Elizabeth April 1 May 21, 30 Oct. 21,1,12 Copper, Robert May 21, 30 DeLaney, Dale May 30,31 June 29 Oct. 12 DeLaney, Linda May 30,31 June 29 Dittmann, Donna May 21,30,31 June 18 Oct. 1,12,16 Craig, Alan M June 18 Oct. 1 Nov. 20 Punn, Jon Oct. 1,12,21,22,23 Nov. 25 Dec. 28 Vzidosz, Vicki July 31 Sept. 3,6 Dec. 10 Eckert, Kim Sept. 18 Edwards, Art June 5 Sept. 11 Oct. 12. Elliott, Bruce June 18 Oct. 16 Englund, Sid Oct. 1,22,23 Ericlson, Dick Oct. 12,16 Nov. 13,19 Eley, Bill March 22 Everett, Bill Sept. 18 Foxall, Roger Sept. 18,19 Fry, Bud June 5 Oct. 12,16 Garrett, Kimball May 29,30 Nov. 25 Hale, Adrienne Apr. 10 Hale, Linda Apr. 2,4,5,7,8,10,23,24 May 28,29,30 June 19,20,21,22,23,24,29 July 10,13,31 Aug. 6,30 Sept. 1,3,4,5,6,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,24,25,28 Oct. 1,2,5,9,12,15,16,21,22,23,24,29 Nov. 6,9,13,16,19,20,23,25,26 Dec. 10,11,18,19,20,23,26,27,31 Henderson, Phil Oct. 16 Johnson, Jerry Oct. 16 Johnston, Stuart Oct. 16 Jones, Lee May 29,30 Oct. 16 Kelly, Bob June 18 Kennick, Jim Sept. 18 Lane, James A. Sept. 11 Langham, J. Sept. 18 Nov. 20 Dec. 10 Larson, Steve March 25 Dec. 31 Lehman, Paul Apr. 23 May 21 Oct. 1 Laymon, Steve Nov. 20
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Remsen, J.V. 1 1977 Journal Mar. 22 Baton Rouge E.Baton Rouge Par., Louisiana Area: area around George Lowery's house + drive through posttand on outskirts of city Time: 0745-0900 Observers: John P. O'Neill, Bill [illegible] Species: Zenaida macroura 4 Archilochus colubris 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Eastern Kingbird 1 Blue Jay 8 Fish Crow 2 Carolina Chickadee 2 Tufted Titmouse 2 Carolina Wren 2 N. Mockingbird 1 Loggerhead Shrike 2 Com. Starling 20 Purple Martin 2 Northern Parula 2 Myrtle Warbler 5 House Sparrow 10 Red-winged Blackbird 1 Red Cardinal 4 Common Grackle 10 Rufous-sided Towhee 2 White-throated Sparrow 15 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Notes: LSU grad students with Lowery Dan Tallman - antbird feeding strategies Doug Pratt - systematics Hawaiian Honeycreepers Don Borden - zoogeography of Bahamas beginning Tom Schulerberg - zoogeography Tangara Gary Graes - systematics of Diglossa carbonaria complex Bill Elsey - resource partitioning Diglossa - hummingbirds nectar-eer Gary Graham - resource partitioning frugivorous bab- birds Robert Kennedy - birds of a local wildlife refuge-swamp Bitti 1 George Lowery has pictures of Ivory-billed Woodpecker taken in 1971 at a secret locality in La. - pictures look authentic taken by local person on his backwoods property. Mar. 25 Cherry Creek Reservoir, Arapahoe Co., Colorado Area: brief ride around reservoir, scoping W. shore Time: 1615-1645 Observers: Steve Larson, Jack Reddell Wind: 20 S Sky: clear, sunny Temp: 50 Species: Mallard 10 Common Merganser 20 Am. Nestor) 1 Herring Gull 8 Thayer's Gull 3 (2 1st yr., 1 3rd-yr) Ring-billed Gull 20 Horned Lark 3 W. Meadowlark 1 Com. Starling 10 Castewood Canyon, Douglas Co., Colo. Area: along road in the canyon Time: 1720-1945 Observers: same Moon: 1/4 Wind: O Sky: clear Temp: 45-30 Species: Com. Crow 10 Brown Creeper 1 Canyon Wren 1 Am. Robin 8 Black-billed Magpie 2 Tree Swallow 3 Mallard 1 Dark-eyed Junco 1 owls 0 Comments: birds in general extremely scarce
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Mar. 30 Socorro to Ariz. border on Hwy New Mexico Areg: from highway in moving car except for 2 5 min. stops in pinyon-juniper habitat. Most ground snow-covered - thus the large numbers of Horned Larks and juncas on roadsides Time: 0720 - 1003 Species: Red-tailed Hawk 1 Mountain Bluebird 1 Am. Mestrel 5 Com. Starling 1 Red-shafted Flicker 1 W. Meadowlark 3 Horned Lark 475 House Finch 2 Scrub Jay 1 Brown Towhee 3 Com. Raven 14 Oregon Junco 10 Pinyon Jay 10 Gray-headed Junco 1 Plain Titmouse 3 junco (sp) 850 Am. Robin 1 W. Bluebird 8 Mar. 31 Imperial Dam, Imperial Co., Calif Areg: briefly at West Pond, Swing Park, date palm rows along road below dam, and Shanty Town Time: 0645 - 0845 wind: 5-15 N Species: Double-crested Cormorant 20 Rough-winged Swallow 25 Great Blue Heron 1 Cliff Swallow 200 Great Egret 30 Com. Raven 2 Snowy Egret 20 Verdin 3 Ring-necked Duck 2 House Wren 2 Canvasback 1 Long-billed Marsh Wren 1 Lesser Scaup 20 Cactus Wren 3 Bufflehead 10 N. Mockingbird 2 Common Merganser 25 Crissal Thrasher 3 Am. Kestrel 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 Gambell's Quail 20 Cedar Waxwing 6 Com. Gallinule 1 Loggerhead Shrike 2 Am. Coot 25 Com. Starling 10 Killdeer 2 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Spotted Sandpiper 2 Lucy's Warbler 1 Long-billed Dowitcher 5 Audubon's Warbler 3 Ring-billed Gull 20 Wilson's Warbler 3 Mourning Dove 20 Yellow-headed Blackbird 1 Com. Ground Dove 1 Great-tailed Grackle 15 Roadrunner 1 House Finch 5 Belted Kingfisher 1 Abert's Towhee 2 Gila Woodpecker 4 White-crowned Sparrow 20 Ladder-backed Woodpecker 1 Osprey Western Kingbird 1 Tree Swallow 2000 Brock Ranch, Imperial Co., Calif Time: 1000-1100 wind: 5-15 N Species: Red-tailed Hawk 1 N. Mockingbird 1 Mourning Dove 5 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 Rufous Hummingbird 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 Western Flycatcher 1 Solitary Vireo 1 Cactus Wren 2 Orange-crowned Warbler 1
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Brock Ranch [cont] Mar.3) Andubon's Warbler Hooded Grebe [cont] House Finch Lesser Goldfinch 3 1 5 5 Chipping Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Oregon Junco Lincoln's Sparrow 1 20 1 1 Apr.1 Sweetwater Reservoir, San Diego Co., Calif. Area: From water company hqts along n. shore of lake on water company roads to SE shore of lake Time: 0810-1000 Temp: 56 Sky: mostly overcast Wind: 5-15 W Observers: Elizabeth Copper, Eldon Lwyder Species: Western Grebe White Pelican Double-crested Cormorant American Anhinga Great Blue Heron Green Heron Cattle Egret Great Egret Mallard Gadwall N. Pintail Green-winged Teal Cinnamon Teal N. Shoveler White-tailed Hite Red-tailed Hawk Golden Eagle N. Harrier Am. Mestrel Sora Com. Gallinule Am. Coot Killdeer Greater Yellowlegs Long-billed Dowitcher Gull (sp) Mourning Dae Western Kingbird Cassins Kingbird Black Phoebe Violet-green Swallow 100 5 10 1 5 1 1 1 3 1 2 16 5 200 1 2 1in. 3 2 2 2 100 2 1 5 100 5 3 2 2 500 N. Mocklingbird Logshend Shrike Com. Stating Andubon's Warbler Com. Yellowthroat W-Meadowlaw Red-winged Blackbird Horse Finch Savannah Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow 1 1 10 1 1 10 50 16 5 1 Apr.2 Lake Tami, San Bernading Co., Calif. Area: ~25 mi. E. of Barstow on I-15 - Harvard Av. exit. Walked around ponds once. Excellent Vagrant spot- water wet pasture, good trees, alfalfa Time: 1600-1640 Observers: Linda Hale Wind: 2-3 N Temp: 55 Species: Eared Grebe Ruddy Duck Am. Coot Killdeer Com. Snipe Long-billed Dowitcher Red-naped Sapsucker Black Phoebe Gray Flycatcher 20 1 10 13 3 1 1 1 1 Violet-green Swallow Tree Swallow Barn Swallow Cliff Swallow Long-billed Marsh Wren Am. Robin Ruby-crowned Kinglet Eur. Starling Andubon Warbler 10 30 3 1 1 2 2 150 6
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Lake Tami [cont] Apr.2 House Sparrow 15 Lesser Goldfinch 2 [cont] Yellow-headed Blackbird 1 White-crowned Sparrow 15 Red-winged Blackbird 50 Lincoln's Sparrow 3 Brewer's Blackbird 200 Bullock's Oriole 1 Am. Goldfinch 6 Apr.2 Baker -> Lesser Nighthawk (2) Apr.4 East Mojave Desert, San Bernadino Co., Calif. Area: drove from Stuckeys on Cima Road to Cima Dome; walked from powerline road to White Rock and Cut Springs (2 1/2 miles each way); drove to Mid Hills Campground and walked around entrance road looking for Crissal Thrasher and also stopping at several spots along Mid Hills Rd and Black Canyon Rd. Then drove down Cedar Canyon to Kelso where we looked around for 45 minutes, Temp: 55-70 Observers: Linda Hale Time: 0900-1700 Wind: 0-10 Sky: clean, sunny Species: Green-winged Teal (Kelso) 18 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Turkey Vulture 2 Audubon's Warbler 6 Red-tailed Hawk 4 House Sparrow 15 Am. Kestrel 4 W. Meadowlark 1 Mourning Dove 6 House Finch 4 Great Horned Owl 3 Pine Siskin 4 Red-shafted Flicker 1 Lesser Goldfinch 1 Ladder-backed Woodpecker 3 Savannah Sparrow 2 Sayls Phoebe 3 Vesper Sparrow 2 Horned Lark 1 White-crowned Sparrow 5 Scrub Jay 2 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 Com. Raven 10 Pinyon Jay 12 Bushtit 8 Bewick's Wren 3 (carrying nest material) Cactus Wren 5 Bendire's Thrasher 4 Sage Thrasher 1 Am. Robin 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3 Loggerhead Shrike 10 Com Starling 10 Apr. 5 East Mojave Desert Area: Caruthers Canyon - middle sections ~ 5700-5800' Time: 1200-1540 Observers: Linda Hale Temp: 55 Wind: 0-5W Sky: clear Species: Turkey Vulture 1 Crissal Thrasher 3 Coopold's Hawk lim. Am. Robin 1 White-throated Swift 6 Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 Com. Flicker 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 15 Ladder-backed Woodpecker 1 Audubon's Warbler 1 Violet-green Swallow 2 Rufous-sided Towhee 3 Scrub Jay 8 Oregon Junco 5 Plain Titmouse 4 Chipping Sparrow 4 Bushtit 5 White-crowned Sparrow 3 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 Bewick's Wren 5 Canyon Wren 1
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Apr. 7 South Coast Botanical Gardens, Los Angeles Co., Calif. Aeq: looked mostly at the gulls - did not really look at the landbirds because as soon as we arrived we saw the Glaucous Gull and spent the rest of the time looking at it. Time: 0945-1026 Observers: Linda Hale Species: Pied-billed Grebe | House Sparrow 2 Ring-necked Pheasant (Feral) 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 4 Glaucous Gull | (SPARC.) House Finch 5 Western Gull 100 Lesser Goldfinch 1 Bonaparte's Gull 1 Rufous-sided Towhee 1 Spotted Dove 2 Brown Towhee 4 Mourning Dove 2 White-crowned Sparrow 2 Anna's Hummingbird 2 Song Sparrow 5 Bushtit 1 N. Mockingbird 4 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Apr. 8 Harbor Lake, Los Angeles Co., Calif. Aeq: west and north ends of Harbor Lake Reg. Park Time: 0725-1000 Observers: Linda Hale Sky: mostly overcast Wind: 0 Species: Eared Grebe 2 Long-billed Marsh Wren 3 Pied-billed Grebe 3 Double-crested Cormorant 30 Green Heron 2 N. Mockingbird 4 Black-crowned Night Heron 2 Am. Robin 1 Am. Bittern 2 Con. Starling 15 Mallard (wild) 2 Orange-crowned Warbler 2 Green-winged Teal 1 Audubon's Warbler 10 Cinnamon Teal 8 Yellow Warbler 1 N. Shoveler 2 Con. Yellowthroat 1 Ruddy Duck 20 House Sparrow 5 Song 3 W. Meadowlark 4 Am. Coot 400 Yellow-headed Blackbird 18 Spotted Sandpiper 2 Red-winged Blackbird 75 Western Sandpiper 12 Tricolored Blackbird 300+ Least Sandpiper 6 Bullock's Oriole 1 Long-billed Dowitcher 20 Brewer's Blackbird 2 Black-necked Stilt 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 25 Western Gull 150 Black-headed Grosbeak 1 Glaucous-winged Gull 1 House Finch 5 Calif. Gull 100 Am. Goldfinch 8 Ring-billed Gull 25 Lesser Goldfinch 1 New Gull (first yr.) 3 Brown Towhee 5 Bonaparte's Gull 20 White-crowned Sparrow 25 Caspian Tern 4 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 Rock Dove 10 Song Sparrow 15 Mourning Dove 6 Common Gallinule 1 Spotted Dove 2 Anna's Hummingbird 3 Red-shafted Flicker 1 Desert Cottontail 6 Western Kingbird 8 Tree Swallow 2 Barn Swallow 10 Cliff Swallow 10 Bushtit 10
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal April 10 Switzer Picnic Area, San Gabriel Mtns, Los Angeles Co., Calif. Area: from parking lot along stream downstream ~ 1/2 mile (habitat) is large Sugar Pines and live oaks in canyon bottom, surrounded mainly by chaparral. Time: 0645 - 0845 Observers: Linda Hale, Adrienne Hale, Hank and Priscilla Brodkin Wind: 0 Temp: 50-55 Sky: sunny Species: Mountain Quail 1 (Cha.) Spotted Owl 1 [58 steps downstream from bridge, 30 ft. up in live oak] Annas Hummingbird 1 Com. Flicker 1 Bullock's Oriole 2 Nuttalls Woodpecker 3 Purple Finch 5 Western Flycatcher 1 Pine Siskin 8 Scrub Jay 3 Lesser Goldfinch 4 Stella's Jay 5 Lawrence's Goldfinch 2 Mountain Chickadee 2 Rufous-sided Towhee 2 Plain Titmouse 2 Oregon Junco 4 Bushkit 5 Wrentit 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 House Wren 6 Bewick's Wren 1 Canyon Wren 2 Huttons Vireo 2 Warbling Vireo 3 Orange-crowned Warbler 3 Black-throated Gray Warbler 4 Yellow Warbler 4 Apr. 23 Santa Barbara area, Santa Barbara Co., Calif. (0700-1630) (Paul Lehman, Linda Hale) - Am Golden Plover 1, Harris' Sparrow 1, Palm Warbler 1 Yellow-headed Blackbird 10 Apr. 24 San Diego area, San Diego Co., Calif (0845-1200) (Linda Hale): Louisiana Heron 1 Grasshopper Sparrow 3, Bell's Vireo 2, Golden Eagle 2 Campo, San Diego Co.: Lark Bunting 4 May 20 Lake Tami, San Bernardino Co., Calif Time: 1800 - 1930 Wind: 5-10 W Sky: clear Temp: 80 Species: Feral Hallards 10 (eggbullings) Am. Coot 15 Red-winged Blackbird 20 (farming into corn) Spotted Sandpiper 5 Brown-headed Cowbird 2 Killdeer 4 Bullock's Oriole 1 Mourning Dove 15 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3 (28, 19) White-winged Dove 1 Black-headed Grosbeak 20 West. Kingbird 2 W. Wood Pewee 4 Hammond's/Dusky Flycatcher 1 Violet-gr / Tree Swallow 1 Com. Raven 2 Swainson's Thrush 1 Com. Starling 25 Black-and-white Warbler 18 Wilson's Warbler 2 American Redstart 10 House Sparrow 20
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal May 21 Clark Mountain San Bernardino Co, Calif. Area: easternmost patch of White Firs Time: 0245 - 0900 Temp: 45-65 Sky: clear Wind: 0 Observers: Steve Cardiff, Andy Sanders, Doug and Gregg Morton, Guy McCaslie, Phil Unitt, Robert and Elizabeth Copper, Louis Bevier, Paul Lehman, Don Roberson, Jolee Doley, Donna Rithman, Larry Ballard + wife. Species: Golden Eagle 1 Flammulated Owl 1 (HO) Whip-poor-will 1 (HO) Common Poorwill 1 (HO) Broad-tailed Hummingbird 6 (nest found by A. Sanders) ♂ displaying Dusky Flycatcher 10-15 singing ♂♀ [Olive-sided Flycatcher - 1 - GMCC, PL] Violet-green Swallow 2 Com. Raven 1 Mountain Chickadee 2 singing ♂♀ Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 Brown Creeper 1-singing House Wren 4-singing ♂♀ Hermit Thrush 3 - singing ♂♀ Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 - " Solitary Vireo 1 - singing ♂ - plumbeus Warbling Vireo 1 - singing ♂ Virginia's Warbler 2 - " Audubon's Warbler 2 - " Black-throated Gray Warbler 3 - " [Townsend's Warbler - 2 - GMCC] [Wilson's Warbler - 1 - GMCC] [West. Tanager - 5 - GMCC, PL] Hepatic Tanager 1 - singing ♂ Brown-headed Cowbird 2 Black-headed Grosbeak 1 - singing ♂ + ♀ Evening Grosbeak 2 (♂♀) Gracels Warbler 1 - singing ♂ Cassin's Finch 5 - 1ad.♂, 1-2 imm.♂, 3♀ plum Pine Siskin 3 Rufous-sided Towhee 1 - singing ♂ Gray-headed Junco 2 Chipping Sparrow 1 - singing ♂ Rock Wren 1 Calliope Hummingbird 1 - displaying ♂ Azure Bunting 1 [Area: west patch White Fir - from Steve Cardiff]: Broad-tailed Hummingbird 2 displaying ♂ Dusky Flycatcher 5 singing ♂ Mountain Chickadee 2 " Red-breasted Nuthatch 2 prs. White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Bushtit 2 prs. House Wren 2 prs Hermit Thrush 2 prs
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal May 22 East Mojave Desert San Bernardino Co, Calif. Area: Carutherb Cyn (New York Mtns) Time: 0600-1245 Observers: Steve Cardiff Wind: 0-10 S Sky: clear to p.c Temp: 50-60 Species: Red-tailed Hawk 1 Solitary Vireo 2 (cassinii) Gambell's Quail 4 Warbling Vireo 4 Mourning Dove 12 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Greater Roadrunner 2 Yellow Warbler 1 previous evening Long-eared Owl 1 (+2 calling yg?) Audubon's Warbler 2 Com. Poorwill 4 Black-throated Gray Warbler 5 White-throated Swift 2 Townsend's Warbler 38 Costals Humming bird 2 Hermit Warbler 18 Ladder-backed Woodpecker 1 MacGillivrafs Warbler 2 Ash-throated Flycatcher 3 Wilson's Warbler 10 Hammond's Flycatcher 10 Hooded Oriole 2 West. Flycatcher 2 Scotts Oriole 4 W.Wood Pewee 2 West. Tanager 20 Olive-sided Flycatcher 1 Black-headed Grosbeak 15 Violet-green Swallow 2 Lazuli Bunting 1 Scrub Jay 8 House Finch 2 Pinyon Jay 2 Lesser Goldfinch 1 Plain Titmouse 4 Red Crossbill 7 (specimen) Bushtit 15 Green-tailed Towhee 1 Bewick's Wren 6 Rufous-sided Towhee 6 Canyon Wren 2 Black-throated Sparrow 5 Grissal Thrasher 5 Brewerly Sparrow 2 previous evening - Hermit Thrush 1 Svainsomb Thrush 3 [Townsend's Solitaire - 1- sc specimen] Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5 Furnace Creek Ranch, Inyo Co. Calif. (1700-1906 - highlights): Leconles Sparrow 1 Great-tailed Grackle 2, Bobolink 18, Red-breasted Merganese, 1 May 23 Furnace Creek Ranch, Inyo Co. Calif. Area: golf course, airport sewage ponds, F.c.Inn. Time: 0600-1030 [rain last night] Observers: Steve Cardiff Wind: 15-40 S Sky: overcast Temp: 65-75 Species: Eared Grebe 12 Say's Phoebe 2 Pied-billed Grebe 3 Willow Flycatcher 2 Snowy Egret 2 Hammond's Flycatcher 1 Feral Mallard 2 West. Flycatcher 2 Cinnamon Teal 1 West. Wood Pewee 175+ Red-breasted Merganser 10 Olive-sided Flycatcher 8 Ruddy Duck Turkey Vulture 2 Violet-green Swallow 1 Prairie Falcon 1 (caught Mourning Dove) Rough-winged Swallow 2 Sora 1 Barn Swallow 2 Com. Gallinule 1 Cliff Swallow 1 Am. Coot 40 Com. Raven 15 Spotted Sandpiper 8 N. Mockingbird 1 Mourning Dove 75 Swainsons Thrush 4 White-throated Swift 4 Cedar Waxwing 25 hummingbird (sp) 2 Com. Starling 40 Western Kingbird 20 Solitary Vireo 2(cassinii)
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Furnace Creek Ranch [cont] Warbling Vireo 5 [Summer Tanager - 1? - SC] Tennessee Warbler 1 Black-headed Grosbeak 15 Lucy's Warbler 4 Indigo Bunting 3 Yellow Warbler 25 Lazuli Bunting 1 Northern Waterthrush 1 Evening Grosbeak 1 MacGillivray's Warbler 1 House Finch 5 Com. Yellowthroat 8 Pine Siskin 2 Wilson's Warbler 40 Le Conte's Sparrow 1 House Sparrow 40 Brewer's Sparrow 1 Bobolink 18 [White-crowned Sparrow - 1-SC-orientally] W. Meadowlark 2 Yellow-headed Blackbird 5 Red-winged Blackbird 6 Bullock's Oriole 1 Brewer's Blackbird 2 Great-tailed Grackle 2 [? carrying nest material] Brown-headed Cowbird 30 Western Tanager 40 Salt Creek, San Bernardino Co., Calif Area: flowing small stream through tamarisks ~ 1/4 mi. E of Hwy between Barter and Shoshone Time: 1400-1420 Observed: Steve Cardiff Species: Willow Flycatcher 1 Verdin 1 Wast. Flycatcher 1 Wilson's Warbler 5 W. Hood Pewee 10 Com. Yellowthroat 1 Barn Swallow 1 MacGillivray's Warbler 2 Kelso, San Bernardino Co., Calif Time: 1540-1830, 1900-1920 Observed: Steve Cardiff Wind: 0-20 W Sky: overcast, drizzle to light rain Temp: 55 Species: (Red-tailed Hawk - 1-SC) Wilson's Warbler 8 Mountain Dove 10 House Sparrow 25 White-winged Dove 2 Hooded Oriole 2 Rock Dove 2 Bullock's Oriole 2 Lesser Nighthawk 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 hummingbird (sp) 1 Western Tanager 2 Vaux's Swift 1 (late) Black-headed Grosbeak 1 Western Kingbird 40 House Finch 6 Cassin's Kingbird 2 Pine Siskin 5 Western Flycatcher 8 Lesser Goldfinch 1 W. Wood Pewee 7 Chipping Sparrow 1 Olive-sided Flycatcher 1 Say's Phoebe 1 Barn Swallow 4 Cliff Swallow 30 Com. Raven 1 Swainson's Thrush 7 Com. Starling 15 Warbling Vireo 3 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Yellow Warbler 2 Townsend's Warbler 1 MacGillivray's Warbler 3 Com. Yellowthroat 1 Yellow-breasted Chat 1
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Remsen, J.N. 1977 Journal May 24 Lake Tami San Bernardino Co, Calif Time: 0640-0820 Wind: 5-15 Wd Sky: Light rain - overcast Temp: 50-55 Species: Pied-billed Gebe 2 Real Mallard 8 (+6 chicks) Am. Coot 10 Spotted Sandpiper 4 Killdeer 4 Mourning Dove 10 West. Kingbird 1 Willow Flycatcher 1 Hammond's Flycatcher 1 West. Wood Pewee 10 Barn Swallow 1 Rough-winged Swallow 2 Barn Swallow 8 Cliff Swallow 4 Swainson's Thrush 1 Com. Starling 5 Warbling Vireo 1 Yellow Warbler 5 MacGillivray's Warbler 1 Wilson's Warbler 15 House Sparrow 20 Yellow-headed Blackbird 2 (pr.) Red-winged Blackbird 10 (1 juv.) Bullock's Oriole 1 Black-headed Grosbeak 10 Helso, San Bernardino Co, Calif. Time: 1105-1310 Wind: 0-5 W Sky: overcast, rain nearby Temp: 60 Observers: Steve Cardiff Species: Turkey Vulture 1 Mourning Dove 10 Black-chinned Hummingbird 1# (connect) Calliope Hummingbird 1# (late) Ash-throated Flycatcher 1 West. Flycatcher 5 Willow Flycatcher 2 Hammond's Flycatcher 1 W. Wood Pewee 15 Olive-sided Flycatcher 2 Barn Swallow 2 Violet-green Swallow 4 Cliff Swallow 2 Com. Raven 2 Swainson's Thrush 10 Com. Starling 8 Solitary Vireo 1 Warbling Vireo 1 Yellow Warbler 4 Audubon's Warbler 1 (late) MacGillivray's Warbler 3 Com. Yellowthroat 2 Wilson's Warbler 15 Yellow-breasted Chat 1 American Redstart 1#n House Sparrow 20 Yellow-headed Blackbird 2#n Bullock's Oriole 2 Brown-headed Cowbird 2 West. Tanager 8 Black-headed Grosbeak 2 House Finch 5 Erie Siskin 4 Lesser Goldfinch 1 Barn Sparrow 1 (late) Gadiz, San Bernardino Co, Calif. Time: 1430-1640 Wind: 0 Sky: overcast Temp: 65 Observers: Steve Cardiff Species: Prairie Falcon 1 Bonaparte's Gull -147g Mourning Dove 5 Annas Hummingbird lim. # Costa's Hummingbird 1 Willow Flycatcher 2 Western Flycatcher 1 Hammond's Flycatcher 1 W. Wood Pewee 5 Lim. (specimen) Com. Raven Swainson's Thrush Cedar Waxwing Com. Starling Warbling Vireo Tennessee Warbler Wilson's Warbler Mac Gillivray's Warbler Barn Swallow 1 Com. Raven 1 Swainson's Thrush 1 Cedar Waxwing 1 Com. Starling 2 Warbling Vireo 1 Tennessee Warbler 1 (spec) Wilson's Warbler 1 Mac Gillivray's Warbler 1
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal May 24 Cadiz [cont] House Sparrow Bullock's Oriole Brown-headed Cowbird West. Tanager Rose-breasted Grosbeam Black-headed Grosbeam White-throated Swift 10 1 1 5 18 (spec) 2 [cont] Essex, San Bernardino Co., Calif Time: 1700-1720 Observed: S. Cardiff Wind: 0-2 Species: West. Kingbird West. Flycatcher Hammond's Flycatcher W. Wood Pewee Olive-sided Flycatcher Verdin Swainson's Thrush Com. Starling Wilson's Warbler House Sparrow Hooded Oriole West. Tanager Blue Grosbeak Pine Siskin 10 2 2 18 2 Kline felter, San Bernardino Co., Calif Time: 1750 - 1945 Observed: S. Cardiff Wind: 0 Species: Gambel's Quail Mourning Dove Costal's Hummingbird Long-eared Owl Lesser Nighthawk Ladder-backed Woodpecker West. Kingbird Ash-throated Flycatcher Says Phoebe West. Flycatcher W. Wood Pewee [Olive-sided Flycatcher - 1-SC] Cliff Swallow Verdin Cedar Waxwing Phainopepla Com. Starling Lucy's Warbler Wilson's Warbler House Sparrow Brown-headed Cowbird Hooded Oriole House Finch Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Cassin's Kingbird 3 3 7 1 10 8 4 (nest) 5 2 1 May 25 East Mojave Desert, San Bernardino Co., Calif. Area 1: upper Fenner Wash, Hackberry Mtn, Ford Dry Lake Time: 0700-0900 Temp: 50-60 Sky: sunny Wind: 0-5 E Species: Eared Grebe Buffalohead Gambel's Quail Mourning Dove Gr. Roadrunner White-throated Swift Ladder-backed Woodpecker Says Phoebe Ash-throated Flycatcher W. Wood Pewee [Olive-sided Flycatcher - 1-SC] Horned Lark Vardin Cactus Wren Rock Wren Bendiro's Thrasher Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Phainopepla Brown-headed Cowbird Black-headed Grosbeam House Finch Black-throated Sparrow Great Horned Owl 1- last night 2 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 100 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 5 1
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal East Mojave Desert [cont] Area 2: Kelso Time: 1015-1210 Wind: 0-10W Sky: sunny, p.c. Temp: 60-65 Species Am. Kestrel 1 Warbling Vireo 3 White-winged Dove 1 MacGillivray's Warbler 5 Mourning Dove G Com. Yellowthroat 1 Black-chinned Hummingbird N/2y Wilson's Warbler 3 Costa's Hummingbird 1 House Sparrow 20 Ladder-backed Woodpecker 2 Brown-headed Cowbird 2 Say's Phoebe 1 West. Tanager 5 Willow Flycatcher 1 ? Summer Tanager 1 (HO) West. Flycatcher 5 House Finch 5 W.Wood Pewee 3 Black-headed Grosbeak 2 Olive-sided Flycatcher (spec) 1 lesser Goldfinch 1 Barn Swallow 2 Swainson's Thrush 5 Com. Starling 5 Solitary Vireo 1 (plumbeus) Area 3: Round Valley - Goit Holes ; sagebrush-juniper Time: 1245-1320 goitHlms Species Cassin's Kingbird 1 Hooded Oriole 2 (W/c - 11'cottonwood) Say's Phoebe 1 Scott's Oriole 8 Bryan Jay 1 House Finch 2 Horned Lark 2 LeConte's Thrasher 4 (2jws) Black-throated Sparrow 4 Bendireb Thrasher 1 Greys'sparrow 2 Green-tailed Towhee 1 Area: 4.: Caruthers Cyn; oak patch + vicinity Time: 1500-1600 Species Long-eared Owl 4 Audubon's Warbler 1 (late) White-throated Swift 4 Townsend's Warbler 28 Costa's Hummingbird 1 MacGillivray's Warbler 2 Cassin's Kingbird 1 [Yellow Warbler - 1- S.Caffiff] West. Flycatcher 3 Wilson's Warbler 8 Dusky Flycatcher 1 Scott's Oriole 1 Hammond's Flycatcher 4 West. Tanager 8 Scrub Jay 3 House Finch 2 Elm Titmouse 1 Rufous-sided Towhee 4 Bushhit 4 [Green-tailed Towhee - 2- SC] Canym Wen 1 [Sage Sparrow - 1-sc-nesting?-norsing?] Grassl Thrasher 2 Black-chinned Sparrow 1 Swainsons Thrush 3 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3 Warbling Vireo 1 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 (singing-same spot 95 May 22 - nesting?) May 26 East Mojave Desert, San Bernardino Co., Calif Area 1: Live Oak + Keystone Cyns (NewTall Mtns); walked up from base of the mountains up Live Oak and over the vidge to Keystone, and then returned down Keystone Time: 0630-1100 Temp: 40-65 Sky: clear Wind: mostly calm Species: Golden Eagle 1 ad Western Flycatcher 6 Com. Screech Owl 2 (night May 25) Hammond's Flycatcher 3 Great Horned Owl 1 ( ) Willow Flycatcher 1 Com. Poorwill 2 ( ) W. Wood Pewee 5 Anna's Hummingbird 2(1ad 1md) Scrub Jay 5 Broad-tailed Hummingbird 7 (5d, 2f) Pinyon Jay 6 Costa's Hummingbird 2 Elm Titmouse 4 Ash-throated Flycatcher 2 Bushhit 6
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal East Mojave Desert [cont] May 26 [cont] Red-breasted Nuthatch Bewick's Wren Canyon Wren Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Solitary Vireo Warbling Vireo Gray Vireo Virginia's Warbler Black-throated Gray Warbler MacGillivray's Warbler 1 10 1 3 3 (2 cassini, 1u) 2 2 (singing) 1 (singing ♀) 7 4 Wilson's Warbler West. Tanager Scott's Oriole Black-headed Grosbeak House Finch Baird's Siskin Lesser Goldfinch Rufous-sided Towhee Green-tailed Towhee Black-chinned Sparrow Rufous-crowned Sparrow 1 (s. 6 4 2 3 4 1 2 5 1 1 Area 2: Fourth of July Cyn. (Canyon-Jun-Owl) Time: 1200 - 1400 wind: 2-10 W Temp: 60 Sky: clear Species: Gambell's Quail Anna's Hummingbird Costals Hummingbird Broad-tailed Hummingbird Ash-throated Flycatcher White-throated Swift West. Flycatcher Hammond's Flycatcher W. Wood Pewee Scrub Jay Plain Titmouse Bushtit Bewick's Wren Crossed Thrasher Swainson's Thrush Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Phaenopepla Warbling Vireo 1 1 in. ♂ 1 18' 2 4 3 2 2 8 1 4 4 1 1 4 1 1 Androbola's Warbler Black-throated Gray Warbler Wilson's Warbler MacGillivray's Warbler Scott's Oriole West. Tanager Black-headed Grosbeak House Finch 1 (late) 1 2 2 1 3 1 3 May 27 East Mojave Desert Area 1: Fort Irwin Time: 0630 - 1215 Observers: Steve Cardiff Wind: 5-10 W (until 0730); calm afterwards Temp: 50-75 Sky: sunny Note: wind from west all last night; clouds moving over from west Species: Gambell's Quail Mourning Dove White-winged Dove Great Horned Owl Com. Poor-will [White-throated Swift - 1- SC] Costal's Hummingbird Ladder-backed Woodpecker Ash-throated Flycatcher Black Phoebe Willow Flycatcher Hammond's Flycatcher Western Flycatcher W. Wood Pewee Olive-sided Flycatcher Verdin Cactus Wren Canyon Wren Swainson's Thrush 4 2 1 (s) 1 (last night) 2 ("") 2 (♂,♀) 2 (N ly?, 14' up, willow) 3 1 (s) 5 1 17 9 2 6 (4 territories) 1 1 7
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Remsen, J.N. 1977 Journal East Mojave Desert [cont] May 27 [Hermit Thrush - 1-SC]- late-specimen Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Cedar Waxwing Warbling Vireo Black-and-white Warbler Orange-crowned Warbler - 2-SC Yellow Warbler [Townsend's Warbler - 1-?] - SC MacGillivray's Warbler Kentucky Warbler Ovenbird ? Canada Warbler Yellow-breasted Chat Wilson's Warbler American Redstart Brown-headed Cowbird Hooded Oriole Western Tanager Hepatic Tanager Rose-breasted Grosbeak Black-headed Grosbeak Indigo Bunting bunting (sp) House Finch Erie Siskin Lesser Goldfinch Chaiinopepla 11 (8 territories) - N/c? 30' willow 1 14 1? 2 2 7 1? 1 1-glmpse 2 (singing ?) 28 2 (? , im. ? ) 1? 3 8 2? 1 im. ? - specimen 3 1 im. ? 1 7 (5 territories) 2 1 3 May 28 Furnace Creek Ranch, Inyo Co., Calif. Aea: golf course Time: 0530-1000 Observers: Linda Hale, Hank + Priscilla Bradthi, +40 other birds Temp: 60-80 wind: 0.5 Sky: clear Species: Eared Grebe Pied-billed Grebe Green Heron Red-breasted Merganser Ruddy Duck Turkey Vulture Am. Coot Com. Gallinule Sora Spotted Sandpiper Am. Avocet Rock Dove Mourning Dove White-throated Swift West. Kingbird Eastern Kingbird Say's Phoebe West. Wood Pewee Olive-sided Flycatcher Com. Raven N Mockingbird (Bendire's Thrush - 1- H. Gareth, G.H.Castie) Cedar Waxwing Com. Starling Warbling Vireo (Black-and-white Warbler - 1) Lucy's Warbler Audubon's Warbler Yellow Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Com. Yellowthroat Yellow-breasted Chat Wilson's Warbler House Sparrow W. Meadowlark Yellow-headed Blackbird Red-winged Blackbird Scott's Oriole Bullock's Oriole Hooded Oriole Brown-headed Cowbird West. Tanager (Hepatic Tanager - 1?) Black-headed Grosbeak 5 20 1 3 1 3 1? 3 1 7 20 2 2 10 1im.? 5 1 30 10 3
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Remson, J.V. 1977 Journal May 28 Furnace Creek Ranch [cont] [Rose-breasted Grosbeam] - 1 Blue Grosbeam 2 Indigo Bunting 1? Lazuli Bunting 2 Savannah Sparrow 1 (late) Spizella (3?) 1 Great-tailed Grackle 2 Bobolink 1? [cont] East Mojave Desert Area: Kelso Time: 1400-1430 Observers: Linda Hale Species: Rock Dove 2 Bullock's Oriole 1 Mourning Dove 2 West. Tanager 2 Olive-sided Flycatcher 1 Black-headed Grosbeam 1 West. Flycatcher 1 House Finch 8 W. Wood Pewee 3 House Sparrow 15 Phainopepla 1? Yellow Warbler 1 (+ Virginias Warbler - 1- H.Brodkin) Wilson's Warbler 2 (MacGillivray's Warbler - 1- " ) Red-winged Blackbird 1?im. May 29 East Mojave Desert Area: Fort Piute Time: 0530-1100 Temp: 55-85 Sky: clear Wind: 0-5W (5-10w until 0730) Observers: Linda Hale, Kimball Garrett, Lee Jones, Barry and Terry Clark, Hank and Priscilla Brodkin, Bill Principe, Clyde Bergman Species: Golden Eagle 2ad. Yellow Warbler 2 Gambell's Quail 2 MacGillivray's Warbler 3 Mourning Dove 2 (Northern Waterthrush - 1- KG) [Great Horned Owl - 1- LH, HB] Yellow-breasted Chat 2 Long-eared Owl 4 Wilson's Warbler 20 Com. Poorwill 3 (Am. Redstart - 1?-KG ) Costal's Hummingbird 1? Brown-headed Cowbird 1? Ladder-backed Woodpecker 2 Hooded Oriole 2 Ash-throated Flycatcher 2 Bullock's Oriole 1 Black Phoebe 1 Rose-breasted Grosbeam 1? West. Flycatcher 10 Black-headed Grosbeam 1 Willow Flycatcher 1 Lazuli Bunting 1? West. Wood Pewee 5 Pine Siskin 1 Verdin 5 Lesser Goldfinch 1 Cactus Wren 1 (Green-tailed Towhee - 1- KG ) Canyon Wren 1 (Churrar - (HO-HB) Swinson's Thrush 5 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 12 Phainopepla 4 Warbling Vireo 8 Area 2: Kelso Time: 1430-1515 Observers: Linda Hale Wind: 0-5 Sky: clear Temp: 90 Species: Red-tailed Hawk 1 Wilson's Warbler 1 Prairie Falcon 1 Am. Redstart 2? Mourning Dove 4 House Sparrow 10 Black-chinned Hummingbird N/1?y (Yellow-headed Blackbird - 2- HB) West. Kingbird 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 West. Flycatcher 1 Bullock's Oriole 1 Com. Starling 4 West Tanager 5 Swinson's Thrush 1 Black-headed Grosbeam 1 Mac Gillivray's Warbler 1 House Finch 6 (Yellow-breasted Chat - 1- H.Brodkin) (Lesser Goldfinch 1 (Blue Grosbeam - 1-HB )
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal May 30 Furnace Creek Ranch, Inyo Co., Calif. Linda Hale Area: golf course Time: 0530-0815 Observers: Hany, Priscilla Brothkin + 30 others Temp: 60-80 Wind: 0.5 Sky: clear Species: Eared Grebe 1 Yellow-breasted Chat 1 Pied-billed Grebe 2 Wilson's Warbler 2 Snowy Egret 1 Cape May Warbler 18 Cinnamon Teal 1 House Sparrow 25 Red-crested Merganser 4 W. Meadowlark 1 Am. Coot 10 Yellow-headed Blackbird 8 (Virginia Rail - 1) Red-winged Blackbird 10 Mourning Dove 10 Hooded Oriole 1 West. Kingbird 5 Bullock's Oriole 1 Ash-throated Flycatcher 1 Great-tailed Grackle 1 Say's Phoebe 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 30 West. Wood Pewee 2 West. Tanager 4 Rough-winged Swallow 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 18 Com. Raven 15 Black-headed Grosbeak 1 Phainopepla 18 Blue Grosbeak 2 Com. Starling 20 Indigo Bunting 18 (+3 others) Warbling Vireo 1 Lazuli Bunting 18 Yellow Warbler 2 MacGillivray's Warbler 3 Com. Yellowthroat 5 +Mesquite Springs: Blue Grosbeak Scotty's Castle, Inyo Co., Calif Time: 0945-1200 Wind: 0 Sky: clear Temp: 90 Observers: Linda Hale, Chris Carpenter, Joe Marlan, Dale + Linda Belaney (+ 15 others), Hany & P. Brothkin Species: American Coot 1 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Mourning Dove 2 Yellow Warbler 1 White-throated Swift 1 Ovenbird 1 Costa's Hummingbird 1 MacGillivray's Warbler 2 West. Kingbird 1 Wilson's Warbler 5 Hammond's Flycatcher 1 House Sparrow 5 West. Flycatcher 2 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 W. Wood Pewee 3 Black-headed Grosbeak 1 Com. Raven 2 Lazuli Buntings 18 Swainson's Thrush 1 House Finch 10 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2 Cedar Waxwing 5 Com. Starling 5 Warbling Vireo 1 Deep Springs Ranch, Inyo Co., Calif. Time: 1600-1845, 1715-1745 Observers: Don Roberson, Guy McCoskie, Phil Unitt, Kimball Garrett, Lee Jones, Joe Marlan, Chris Carpenter, Donna Bifman, Terry and Barry Clark, Elizabeth & Robert Copper et. al. Wind: 0-5 Sky: clear Species: Am. Nestrel 1 Willow Flycatcher 1 Killdeer 2 W. Wood Pewee 4 N. Pintail 1 Violet-green Swallow 1 Mourning Dove 4 Com. Raven 2 West. Kingbird 5 Bewick's Wren 1
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Deep Springs [cont] Canyon Wren Cedar Waxwing Com. Starling Ovenbird MacGillivray's Warbler Wilson's Warbler Yellow-headed Blackbird Red-winged Blackbird Bullock's Oriole Brewer's Blackbird 1(nesting found by others) May 30 [cont] 1 25 1 1 2 10 2 1 13 Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird West. Tanager Summer Tanager Rose-breasted Grosbeak House Finch 1 30 2 1 1?r 5 + Oasis Ranch, Mono Co.: Northern Parula 1?, Tennessee Warbler ) May 31 Oasis Ranch, Mono Co., Calif Time: 0610 - 0940 Observers: Joe Morlan, Chris Carpenter, Don Robertson, Donna Dittman, Dale & Linda Delaney, George and John Sterling Wind: O Sky: clear Temp: 55-70 Species: Eared Grebe Black-crowned Night Heron Cinnamon Teal N. Pintail Redhead Am. Nestorl Calif. Quail Spotted Sandpiper Mourning Dove Long-eared Owl Barn Owl Broad-tailed Hummingbird Red-shafted Flicker West. Kingbird Cassin's Kingbird Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Say's Phoebe West. Wood Pewee Hammond's Flycatcher Pinyon Jay Black-billed Magpie Com. Crow Com. Raven Bewick's Wren House Wren Am. Robin Cedar Waxwing Com. Starling Solitary Vireo (cassinii) Warbling Vireo Northern Parula Orange-crowned Warbler Tennessee Warbler Golden-winged Warbler Yellow Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Wilson's Warbler 8 1 1 2 2 4 1 1 ? 5 1 1 1? 1 1 1 1 8 1 1 1 2 3 1(1?) 1 1 1 10 2 13 1 15 1? 1 3 1? 12 1? 15 Com. Yellothroat MacGillivray's Warbler Am. Redstart W. Meadowlark Yellow-headed Blackbird Red-winged Blackbird Brewer's Blackbird Bullock's Oriole West. Tanager Rose-breasted Grosbeak Black-headed Grosbeak Lazuli Bunting House Finch Brewer's Sparrow 1 3 1 in.?r 2 75 15 40 15 3 1? (+ 1?) 8 1? 10 4
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal May 3) Deep Springs, Inyo Co., Calif [cont] Time: 1000-1200 Species: Guan Heron Am. Mestrel Mourning Dove West. Kingbird West. Flycatcher West. Wood Pewee Barn Swallow Com. Raven N. Mockingbird Am. Robin Swainson's Thrush Com. Starling Yellow Warbler MacGillivray's Warbler Observers: same 1 1 2 2 8 2 1 1 1 1 1 10 4 2 Wind: 0-5 Wilson's Warbler 3 Am. Redstart Yellow-breasted Chat House Sparrow Yellow-hended Blackbird Brewer's Blackbird Com. Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Bullock's Oriole West. Tanager Summer Tanager Black-headed Grosbeak House Finch Lesser Goldfinch Purple SisVin 18 (418, JM) 1 20 10 25 1 20 1 5 18 5 10 1 1 June 5 Monterey Bay boat trip Monterey Co., Calif. Areg: from 1 mi. off pt. Pinos to 15-20 mi. off Pt. Pinos and return Time: 0830-1435 Wind: 10-20 NW Water: very rough, choppy Sky: mostly low overcast inhibiting visibility until about 1300 hrs - then clear. Observers: Joe Moulon, Don Robertson, Mary Louise Rosegay, Bud Fry, Art Edwards + 25 others. Species: Common Loon Arctic Loon Black-footed Albatross Northern Fulmar Sooty Shearwater Cinl-Fooked Shearwater Brown Pelican Brandt's Cormorant 1 8 20 1 (white) 65 4 3 40 Northern Phalarope West. Gull Calif. Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Comm/Arctic Tern Com Murce Cassins's Auklet Dalls Porpoise 3 40 2 1imm. 1 15 9 5 Comments: I have never seen Monterey Bay so devoid of birdlife. Half-hours would go by without seeing a single bird of any kind - most of the birds were found in one area not far off Pt. Pinos. This lack of birds was not just because of the poor visibility - it was just as bad when we could see the horizon. The boat skipper said it had been this way for a week or so. I never imagined birds could be so scarce here + Pt. Pinos (1 hour 1600-1700) - Wilson's Phalarope 1, migrant landbirds 0 June 7 Point Reyes, Marin Co., Calif. Areg: Mendoza Ranch ; the entire time was spent trying to see the White-eyed Vireo in the northernmost row of trees (cypresses) where it had been found in mid-morning by Don Robertson and Bob Richmond Time: 1315-1715 Wind: 10-25 NW Sky: low overcast Temp: 55-60 Observers: Joe Moulon, Don Robertson, Bob Richmond, Tim Manolis, Georgianno Manolis, Susanne Luther, Mary Louise Rosegay, Ann Follis, Millie Whiler Species: Turkey Vulture Killdeer Mourning Dove Tree Swallow Rough-winged Swallow Cliff Swallow Barn Swallow Com. Starling White-eyed Vireo House Sparrow Red-winged Blackbird Brewer's Blackbird 2 1 2 1 2 5 4 2 1ad. 5 1 2
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Pt. Reyes [cont] June 7 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 House Finch 2 Am. Goldfinch 3 Savannah Sparrow 1(HO) June 14 Pt. Reyes Area: Mendoza Ranch; Nunes Ranch and draw to the west of Nunes; Drake Fish Docks. Time: 0710-1645 Observed: Joe Morlan Wind: 0-2 Sky: low overcast, some drizzle Temp: 55-60 Species: Common Loon 15 (1 BP) Arctic Loon 10 Red-throated Loon 8 (2 BP) Brown Pelican 1 Brandt's Cormorant 2 Ruddy Duck 5 Red-breasted Merganser 1 Surf Scoter 10+ Black Scoter 1♂ Turkey Vulture 12 Red-tailed Hawk 4 Am. Coot 2 Glaucous-winged Gull 1 Western Gull 100 Bonaparte's Gull 1 Mourning Dove 15 Great Horned Owl 1 Allen's Hummingbird 5 Willow Flycatcher 1 Horned Lark 2 Rough-winged Swallow 10 Barn Swallow 35 Cliff Swallow 6 Purple Martin 1♂ Com. Raven 12 Bewick's Wren 5 Long-billed Marsh Wren 2 Swainson's Thrush 2 Com Starling 60 Red-eyed Vireo 3 Black-and-white Warbler 1♀ Tennessee Warbler 2 Magnolia Warbler 1♂ Cape May Warbler 1♀ Myrtle Warbler 1♀ Chestnut-sided Warbler 1♀ Bay-breasted Warbler 2♂ Com. Yellowthroat 3 Am. Redstart 3 [2 in 7, 1♂] House Sparrow 30 Red-winged Blackbird 2 Brewer's Blackbird 25 Brown-headed Cowbird 8 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 6 (3♂,3♀) Black-headed Grosbeak 17 Bunting (sp) 1 House Finch 45 Pine Siskin 20 American Goldfinch 50 Savannah Sparrow 20 White-crowned Sparrow 110 Song Sparrow 30 Red-legged Frog 1 + Olemy: Indigo Bunting ♀ Comments: the majority of the vagrant passerines were seen not in the cypress trees at the usual spots but in 2 gulches on the north-facing slopes of the arroyo towards the ocean (4) from Nunes Ranch; These gulches were covered with a dense growth of poison-hemlock 3-6 ft tall and it was this plant that the birds were concentrating on - lots of bugs when shaken - they also secondarily preferred flowering lupines. These gullies were very "birdable" - we could refind just about everything and the birds stayed below eyelevel, although hard to see in the dense growth. These weedy gullies have probably never been looked at before and many good birds have undoubtedly been missed. These gullies are potential habitat for field and deciduous undergrowth birds which are unlikely to be found in the cypresses. We had just finished the row of trees at Nunes when I heard a Spizella fly over out towards the west and into the gully. We never found the Spizella but while down in
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Pt. Reyes [cont] June 14 the arroyo, we heard an "eastern" warbler song up in one of these gullies and we tracked it down to an imm.♂ Am. Redstart. Then all hell broke [cont] loose as we then began to find birds: Bay-breasted, Tennessee, Black-and-white, Magnolia, another Tennessee, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, and Red-eyed Vireo!- all within 100 yds. of each other. After we left, we stopped at an overlook above Nunes to see if we could see any more poison-hemlock canyons. Back in the same arroyo, but closer to the ocean were 2 more clumps, to which we returned after lunch. The first new gully had Chestnut-sided Warbler, Red-eyed Vireo, ♀ Rose-breasted Grosbeak, and ♀ Am. Redstart; The next gully (closest to the ocean) had only a ♂ Rose-breasted Grosbeak but we may have overlooked lots of birds there because(1) it was the tallest and densest clump (2) it was 4 PM and bird activity, especially singing by the vagrants, had stopped, (3) we were very tired. Fish Nunes Ranch cypress road Dralets Beach Lighthouse poison-hemlock gully pond (poison-hemlock) gully Ocean (poison hemlock) patch June 18 Monterey Bay boat trip, Monterey Co., Calif. Area: from 1 mi. off Pt. Pinos N. to Monterey Canyon and then back again to area off Pt. Pinos. Time: 0830-1430 Water: very rough, choppy all day SKY: low overcast all day but horizon always visible Observers: John and Suzanne Luther, Alan Craig, Bruce Elliott, Chris Carpenter, Gary Zamzow, Gail Alton, Donna Dittman, Ron Branson, Bob Kelly (Miami - Math Dept., U. Miami- friend of Alan Baldridges) Species: loon (sp) 1 Heermann's Gull 50 Brown Pelican 3 Common Murre 15 Brandt's Cormorant 4 Pigeon Guillemot 1 Black-footed Albatross 10 Ancient Murrelet 1 Northern Fulmar 3 (intern) Rhinoceros Auklet 4 B.N. Footed Shearwater 25 Cassin's Auklet 125 Sooty Shearwater 5000 Western Gull 60 June 19 South Coast Botanical Gardens, Los Angeles Co., Calif: Chimney Swift 2 Chemehuevi Wash, San Bernardino Co., Calif Area: the wash intersects the Hwy 19.0 mi. N. of Vidal Junction. The wash is 50+ yds wide and the dominant vegetation is large Palo Verde with some Acacia greggii and Dalea spinosa. Seemed to have a very high density of birds, small mammals, and lizards. One of the best washes I've seen in California in terms of height of vegetation. We came here in search of the Pyrrhuloxias found ~ 2 wks ago by BLM personnel
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal June 19 [cont] Chemehuevi Wash [cont] Species: Ash-throated Flycatcher Greater Roadrunner Com. Raven Verdin Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Loggerhead Shrike 6 Gambells Quail Pyrrhuloxia Black-throated Sparrow 10 2(σ+♀) 4 Time: 1700-1830 Observers: Linda Hale June 20 East Mojave Desert, San Bernardino Co. Calif Area 1: Keystone Canyon from the mine at the end of Keystone Cyn rd down to the lower edge of the canyon where the mine road taffes off to the south up the steep slopes, 5440-~6300 ft Time: 0515-0900, 1430-1630 Observers: Steve Cardiff Linda Hale Temp: 53- sky: clear, some high thin clouds wind: 0-10 W Species: Com. Screech Owl 1 (h.o.-last night) [Great Horned Owl- 1-h.o.-LT-last night) Com Poorwill - 1-h.o.-last night) [Annals Hummingbird - 1 im.♂ - LT]-singing Costa's Hummingbird 10 Ladder-backed Woodpecker 1 Ash-throated Flycatcher 4 Scrub Jay 4 Mountain Chickadee 6(1spec) Plain Titmouse 3 Bushtit 8 Bewickls Wren 6 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6 Warbling Vireo 1(singing σ) Gray Vireo 4(singing) Scott's Oriole 1 Black-headed Grosbeal 2 House Finch 4 Rufous-crowned Sparrow 1(specimen) Black-throated Sparrow 2 Area 2: from mine at Keystone W. up slopes to saddle and then up the ridges to the NW to the edge of the White Firs Time: 0900-1045, 1345-1430 Observers: Steve Cardiff Species: White-throated Swift 4 Annals Hummingsbird 1im.σ Western Wood Pewee 3 Dusly Flycatcher 2-singing Mountain Chickadee 4♂ Plain Titmouse 2-at 6800' Bushtit 3 Bewickls Wren 4 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2 Warbling Vireo 1-singing Black-throated Gray Warble 3 Black-headed Grosbeal 4 Rufous-sided Towhee 1 Black-chinned Sparrow 2 Rock Wren 2 Canyon Wren 2 Golden Eagle 2 ads.
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Kingston Range [cont] is the blue wash drawn on the topo map and is to the east of the canyon we ascended. The walking is OK except for the last 1/4 mile to the summit of the saddle - very steep and slippery. June 21 [cont] view from campsite : this is the saddle from which we descend- best way to ascend bare area A [this is the saddle we first climbed. bare area B bare bare Side canyon - this is the best route We reached the saddle at Bare Area A at 1000 (leaving campsite at 0630) and got to Bare Area B. at 1145. Starting down from B at 1215, we reached camp at 1500 going slowly. Many of the bare areas were the result of fire, and there does not appear to be any regeneration of trees - no seedlings seen. The remaining piyon forest is fairly tall. There are scattered junipers. No oaks. Carres very common. Also a tall yucca, perhaps a Nolina is scattered on the slopes - those at summit were still in flower. The brush in the gullies looks like a Ribes - looks like the same stuff that's on Clark Mt. The firs looked like they should have good populations of montane birds. We had 4 Hepatic Tanagers, 4 \u267b Dusky Flycatchers, and 4 W. Woodpeewes, 2 Hairy Woodpeckers, and a \u267b Cassin's Finch miles from the nearest fir. Time: 0530 - 1830, 1815 - 2130. Observers: Linda Hale, Steve Cardiff Temp: 60-90 wind: 0-10 sky: partly cloudy Area 1: Pinyon belt, 0700-1415] Red-tailed Hawk White-throated Swift Costals Hummingbird Broad-tailed Hummingbird Hairy Woodpecker Great Horned Owl Corn. Poorwill Ash-throated Flycatcher Rusky Flycatch Western Wood Pewee Violet-green Swallow Corn. Raven 1 5 2 \u267b 19 - assumed to be Rufous 2 2 1 2 4 - singing \u267b\u267b 4 - " " 19 building Nest 15 1
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Kingston Range [cont] June 21 Scrub Jay 2 [Plain Titmouse - none seen or heard!] [cont] Bush tit 12 Bewick's Wren 10 Canyon Wren 3 Rock Wren 5 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 15 Warbling Vireo 1 - singing Solitary Vireo 2 - singing [one each just below each] Orange-crowned Warbler 1 saddle - race uncertain Black-throated Gray Warbler 10 Hepatic Tanager 4 - 283, 28p fall between two saddles Scott's Oriole 4 along ridge Cassin's Finch 10 Lesser Goldfinch 1 House Finch 15 Rufous-sided Towhee 5 - one carrying food Chipping Sparrow Black-chinned Sparrow 2 5 Black-throated Sparrow 2 - on south facing slopes below B.A. "B" Black-headed Grosbeak 4 Panamint Chipmunk 10+ mitchelli habitat, oak - but definitely diamond Mojave Rattlesnake 1 - reddish brown color, rocky wash pattern belt Area 2: below Pinyon Belt - rocky slopes plus flat valley - brush covered flats (Purschia, Salzaria, Chrysanthemis, etc) and brushy wash (Lycium andersoni, etc). 0530-0700, 1415-1530, 1815-2130. Species: Mourning Dove 1 Costella Hummingbird 1 White-throated Swift 2 Com. Poorwill 3 Rock Wren 4 Canyon Wren 1 Crissal Thrasher 2 Loggerhead Shrike 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 (f.o.) Rose-breasted Grosbeak 18 House Finch 5 Black-throated Sparrow 12 Black-chinned Sparrow 1 Gambell's Quail 1 Leopard Lizard 1 Whiptail 3 Rock Squirrel 1 Desert Cottontail 4 June 22 Kingston Range Area 1: from campsite (same as yesterday) to lower limit of pinyons in the side canyon leading to bare area A. Time: 0530-0730, 0900-1000 Temp: 65-80 Sky: clear Wind: 0-6 Species: Gambell's Quail 1 [Blue Grosbeak - 10-LH] [Great Horned Owl - 1-LH] Black-throated Sparrow 18 Com. Poorwill 1 [Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 8-LH] Com. Raven 4 [White-throated Swift - 2-LH] Rock Wren 2 Crissal Thrasher 1 Loggerhead Shrike 2 Brown-headed Cowbird 8 [House Finch - 3-LH]
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Kingston Range [cont] June 22 Area 2: lower edge of pinyons in side canyon leading to [cont] Base Area A. Time: 0730-0900 Species: White-throated Swift 2 Say's Phoebe 1 Bewick's Wren 1 Rock Wren 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2 ? Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1-h.o. House Finch 4 Lesser Goldfinch 1 Black-throated Sparrow 1 East Mojave Desert, San Bernardino Co., Calif Eared Grebe 1- Ford's Dry Lake Turkey Vulture 1-Cima Dome Lesser Nighthawk 2- Ft. Piute Com. Screech Owl- 3 (1 ad, 2 juv)- shed nr. Cedar Gym Crissal Thrasher- 4- Caruthes Gym Black-headed Grosbeak- 1- ? Hooded Oriole 14 - " - carrying nest material Rufous-sided Towhee 1- Ft. Piute - very low elevation Lesser Goldfinch - 1- Cedar Gym. Bendire's Thrasher - 2- Lanfair V Horned Lark 150+- Ford's Dry L. June 23 East Mojave Desert Area: Fort Piute Time: 0545- 1215 Observed: Linda Hale Wind: 0-2 U Sky: clear Temp: 65-95 Species: Am. Kestrel 1 Red-eyed Vireo 1 singing Gambel's Quail 80 Tennessee Warbler 1 singing Mourning Dove 10 (N/2e) Worm-eating Warbler 1 Com. Poorwill 3 (last night) Com. Yellowthroat 12- singing song Lesser Nighthawk 2 (last night different from Calif. birds-east side) Costa's Hummingbird 18 Hooded Oriole 5 Ladder-backed Woodpecker 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 288+ 288(f) Ash-throated Flycatcher 8 Verdin 8 Indigo Bunting 4 (388,19) Cactus Wren 1 Rufous-sided Towhee 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 15 Black-throated Sparrow 2 Loggerhead Shrike 1 Desert Horned Lizard 1, Long-tailed Brush Lizard 1 June 24 East Mojave Desert Area: Nelso Time: 0610-0720 Wind: 0-5 Temp: 70 Sky: clear Observers: Linda Species: Mourning Dove 1 Phainopepla 1 Costa's Hummingbird 18 Western Kingbird 3 Say's Phoebe 1 Com. Raven 4 Com. Starling 6 Lucy's Warbler 1 House Sparrow 25 Yellow-headed Blackbird 2(F,0) Bullock's Oriole 18 Brown-headed Cowbird 3 House Finch 25 Lesser Goldfinch 1
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal East Mojave Desert [cont] Area 2: vicinity of Cottonwood Spg, Granite Mountains; climbed up into lower edge of pinyon-juniper Time: 0750-0925 Temp: 80+ - hot Wind: 0 Sky: clear Observers: Linda Hale [cont] Species: An. Nestrel 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4 Costals Hummingbird 1 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 (specimen) Ladder-backed Woodpecker 1 scott's Oriole 1 Ash-throated Flycatcher 1 House Finch 2 Scrub Jay 5 Black-throated Sparrow 2 Plain Titmouse 4 Bush tit 5 Bewick's Wren 3 Canyon Wren 3 Cactus Wren 2 Rocky Wren 2 (Crissal Thrasher - 1 - LH) Cadiz, San Bernardino Co. Calif. Area: E.H. McConnell Ranch Time: 1000-1100 Observers: Linda Hale Temp: ~95 Sky: clear Wind: 0 Species: Mourning Dove 1 House Finch 1 N. Mocklingbird 1 Phainopepla 1 Common Snipe 1 - long dead House Sparrow 15 Summer Tanager 18 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 18 June 29 McGrath State Beach, Venturo Co. Calif. Area: walked in along south side of stream from bridge on highway to SE corner of mudflats Time: 0545-0720 Wind: 0 Sky: p.c. Temp: 60 Observers: Linda Hale, John Sterling, John Parmeter, Steve and Gene Cardiff, Doug Morton, Dale and Linda Delaney Herb and Olga Clarke. Species: Pied-billed Grebe 1 Forstells Tern 40 Brown Pelican 10 Annals Hummingbird 1 Green Heron 1 Black Phoebe 1 Black-crowned Night Heron 15 Cliff Swallow 50 Mallard 2 Com. Yellowthroat 2 Ruddy Duck 2 House Sparrow 3 Killdeer 2 Red-winged Blackbird 5 Wilson's Plover 1 Blue Grosbeak 18 Black-bellied Plover 23 House Finch 5 Semipalmted Plover 1 Rufous-sided Towhee 1 Snowy Plover 8 Savannah Sparrow 2 Ruddy Turnstone 3 Song Sparrow 3 Willet 75 Greats Yellowlegs 1 Least Sandpipers 5 Comments: Almost the entire time was spent studying the Wilson's Western Sandpiper 1 Plover and little attention given to the rest of the birds Sanderling 5 Short-billed Dowitcher 1 Black-necked Stilt 2 Am. Avocet 10 West. Gull 100 Heermann's Gull 1 Bonapartels Gull 30+ Caspian Tern 10
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal July 10 Point Reyes, Marin Co. Calif. Area 1: Five Brook Stables area ; walked from parking lot around back side of the pond and then ~ 1/2 mi. up Stewart Trail which has beautiful Douglas Fir - Bay forest and Bigleaf Maple - Alder stream bottoms. Time: 0630-0745 Observers: Linda Hale, Stephen F.Bailey Temp: 55-60 Sky: clear Wind: 0 Species: Red-tailed Hawk 2 Swainson's Thrush 10 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 West. Bluebird 1 Am.Coot 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet 2 Band-tailed Pigeon 2 Hudson Vireo 4 Allent's Hummingbird 2 Warbling Vireo 3 Acorn Woodpecker 12 Northern Parula 10° Hairy Woodpecker 2 Wilson's Warbler 8 Downy Woodpecker 1 House Sparrow 4 Black Phoebe 1 Red-winged Blackbird 5 West. Flycatcher 5 Brewster's Blackbird 5 Olive-sided Flycatcher 1 Lazuli Bunting 1 Violet-green Swallow 40 Purple Finch 4 Tree Swallow 6 House Finch 2 Rough-winged Swallow 2 Pine Siskin 6 Cliff Swallow 5 Am.Goldfinch 2 Barn Swallow 10 Rufous-sided Towhee 1 Steller's Jay 10 Brown Towhee 4 Com. Crow 2 Oregon Junco 1 Chestnut-banded Chickadee 8 Chipping Sparrow 1 Bushtit 12 Song Sparrow 10 Pygmy Nuthatch 4 Brown Creeper 2 Wrentit 3 Winter Wren 5 Am. Robin 2 Area 2: outer Point Reyes ; Mendoza Ranch, poison-hemlock gully near Nunes Ranch, Fish Docks and walk to Chimney Rock Drifts Beach, Schooner Bay (brief stop) and roads. Time: 0820-1245 Wind: 0 Sky: clear Temp: 65 [Fog and wind came in ~1100] Species: Common Loon 6 Wandering Tattler 1 [first arr.] Arctic Loon 15 Willet 3 Red-throated Loon 25 Glaucous-winged Gull 2 Western Grebe 20 West. Gull 400 (20 chicks on Chimney Rock) Brown Pelican 15 Brandt's Cormorant 75 Ring-billed Gull 5 Pelagic Cormorant 40 Bonaparte's Gull 2 Great Blue Heron 1 Heermann's Gull 30 White-winged Scoter 5 Com. Murre 40 Surf Scoter 40 Ergear Guillemot 8 Black Scoter 1° Tufted Puffin 2 Red-breasted Merganser 5 Mourning Dove 2 Turkey Vulture 3 Horned Lark 1 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Barn Swallow 10 Northern Harrier 1 Com. Raven 2 Am.Kestrel 1 [Red-breasted Nuthatch- 1- 5°] Black Oystercatcher 2 Rock Wren 1 Killdeer 2 Eur. Starling 200
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Pt. Reyes [cont] July 10 House Sparrow 25 Am. Goldfinch 10 [cont] W. Meadowlark 1 Savannah Sparrow 8 Brewster's Blackbird 8 Grasshopper Sparrow 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 3 White-crowned Sparrow 8 House Finch 2 Pine Siskin 2 Comments: No migrants were seen at any of the vagrant traps, except a Red-breasted Nuthatch by SFB at Drakes Beach; the sky was absolutely clear in the morning not only on Pt. Reyes but the entire Bay Area. July 13 Tilden Regional Park Contra Costa Co. Calif. Area: walk around Jewel Lake Observers: Linda Hale Time: 0815-0940 Sky: overcast, no sun Temp: 60 Wind: 0 Species: American Coot 2 (2 juvs.) Warbling Vireo 3 Caspian Tern 1 (overhead) Orange-crowned Warbler 7 Band-tailed Pigeon 1 Wilson's Warbler 4 Mourning Dove 7 House Sparrow 3 Allen's Hummingbird 1 Red-winged Blackbird 20 Anna's Hummingbird 2 Brown-headed Cowbird 2 Downy Woodpecker 1 Black-headed Grosbeal 2 Black Phoebe 1 Purple Finch 3 W. Wood Pewee 6 House Finch 3 Olive-sided Flycatcher 2 (N/Y) Am. Goldfinch 8 Violet-green Swallow 4 Rufous-sided Towhee 6 Barn Swallow 2 Brown Towhee 6 Scrub Jay 1 Oregon Junco 1 Steller's Jay 10 Song Sparrow 5 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 10 Feral Mallard 10 Plain Titmouse 2 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Wrenit 6 Bewick's Wren 3 Am. Robin 5 Swainson's Thrush 15 July 31 Bay Bridge Toll Plaza, Alameda Co. Calif. Time: 1020-1300 Observers: Linda Hale, Stephen F. Bailey, Vickie Dzigdosz incoming wind: 5-10 W Temp: 75-80 Sky: sunny some high overcast Tide: to high Species: Brown Pelican 5 willet 40 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Great Blue Heron 1 Least Sandpiper 10 Great Egret 2 Western Sandpiper 400 Snowy Egret 8 Sanderling 50 Cinnamon Teal 2 Short-billed Dowitcher 25 Oldsquaw 1 Marbled Godwit 15 Surf Scoter 1 Am. Avocet 6 Semipalmated Plover 25 Western Gull 10 Killdeer 2 Calif. Gull 15 Black-bellied Plover 20 Ring-billed Gull 3 Black Turnstone 2 Heermann's Gull 2 Long-billed Curlew 2 Forster's Tern 60 Whimbrel 1 Common Tern 30
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Remsen, J.U. 1977 Journal Bay Bridge Toll Plaza (cont) Least Tern 1 Barn Swallow 2 Elegant Tern 23 Am. Goldfinch 1 Caspian Tern 1 Song Sparrow 1 Mourning Dove 4 July 31 (cont) Aug. 6 Bay Bridge Toll Plaza Area: mudflats and beaches around radio stations. Time: 1100-1230 Tide: a high-low, +2 -+3 Observers: Linda Hale, Suzanne Luther wind: 5 W Sky: cloudy Temp: 65-70 Species: Brown Pelican 1 Am. Avocet 15 Double-crested Cormorant 3 Western Gull 5 Snowy Egret 1 Ring-billed Gull 2 Semipalmated Plover 15 Heermann's Gull 1 Killdeer 1 Common Tern 10 Black-bellied Plover 20 Forster's Tern 75 Ruddy Turnstone 1 Caspian Tern 3 Black Turnstone 3 Elegant Tern 8 Long-billed Curlew 2 Song Sparrow 1 Whimbrel 1 Willet 25 Marbled Godwit 20 Short-billed Dowitcher 10 Western Sandpiper 20 Red Knot 3 Sanderling 5 Aug. 14 Bay Bridge Toll Plaza Time: 1015-1215 Tide: from low to high-incoming Observers: Don Roberson Wind: 0-5 Sky: clear sunny Temp: 70 Species: Double-crested Cormorant 1 Short-billed Dowitcher 8 Snowy Egret 5 Am. Avocet 25 Clapper Rail 2 Western Gull 5 Semipalmated Plover 10 Calif. Gull 2 Killdeer 1 Ring-billed Gull 3 Black-bellied Plover 8 Heermann's Gull 2 Ruddy Turnstone 4 Common Tern 65 Black Turnstone 3 Forster's Tern 125 Long-billed Curlew 1 Elegant Tern 3 Whimbrel 1 Mourning Dove 10 Marbled Godwit 15 Am. Goldfinch 1 Willet 20 Song Sparrow 1 Wandering Tattler 5 Western Sandpiper 150 Least Sandpiper 2 Sanderling 75 Aug. 28 Bay Bridge Toll Plaza Time: 1100-1230, 1600-1700 Tide: High (AM), very low (PM) Observers: James Wolstencroft Wind: 0 Temp: 75-90 Sky: clear Species: Brown Pelican 2 Semipalmated Plover 25 Double-cr Cormorant 10 Black-bellied Plover 10 Great Blue Heron 2 Killdeer 2 Snowy Egret 12 Ruddy Turnstone 1 White-winged Scoter 13 Black Turnstone 21 Surf Scoter 4 Wandering Tattler 2 Am. Mestrel 1
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Bay Bridge Toll Plaza Aug.28 willet 100 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Long-billed Curlew 5 Whimbrel 4 Marbled Godwit 30 Short-billed Dowitcher 10 Red Knot 3 Western Sandpiper 2000 Sanderling 200 Am. Avocet 25 Western Gull 25 Calif. Gull 5 Ring-billed Gull 5 Heermann's Gull 2 Mourning Dove 2 Rock Dove 2 Belted Kingfisher 1 Barn Swallow 1 House Finch 3 Song Sparrow 4 Elegant Tern 60 Common Tern 35 Forster's Tern 75 + Doolittle Pond Alameda: Bufflehead 18 Aug.30 Point Reyes, Marin Co., Calif Area: Fish Dock (looking for a Prairie Warbler which was seen here yesterday and this morning) Mendoza Pond + roads on outer point Time: 1515-1815 Wind: 15-25 N (land-birding nearly impossible) Temp: ?60-70 Sky: clear, sunny Observers: Linda Hale, James Wolstencroft, Donna Ditlmann Species: Common Loon 3 small loon 2 Brown Pelican 2 Brandt's Cormorant 5 Surf Scoter 75 Red-breasted Merganser 2♀ Red-tailed Hawk 4 (N. Harrier -1- JW) Am. Kestrel 1 Kildeer 1 Northern Phalarope 3 West. Gull 25 Glaucous-winged Gull 1 California Gull 2 Heermann's Gull 2 Com. Murre 1 Pigeon Guillemot 2 Barn Swallow 6 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 (only migrant seen) Eur. Starling 20 Red-winged Blackbird 2 House Finch 1 Am. Goldfinch 5 White-crowned Sparrow 25 Loggerhead Shrike 1 Sept. 1 Tilden Park, Contra Costa Co., Calif Area: boardwalk of Jewel Lake (looking for a Canada Warbler seen here Aug.30) Time: 0655-0750 Observers: Linda Hale, James Wolstencroft Temp: 55-60 Sky: overcast Wind: 0-5 W Species: Band-tailed Pigeon 5 Mourning Dove 5 Anna's Hummingbird 1 Com. Flicker 2 Black Phoebe 1 W. Wood Pewee 2 Willow Flycatcher 1 West. Flycatcher 4 Scrub Jay 2 Steller's Jay 8 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 8 Bushtit 1 Winter Wren 1 (early) Berich's Wren 2 Calif. Thrasher 1 Wrentit 4 Cedar-Waxwing 2 Am. Robin 2 Swainson's Thrush 8 Hutton's Vireo 1 Warbling Vireo 2 Wilson's Warbler 3 Red-winged Blackbird 75 Purple Finch 1 West. Tanager 1 House Finch 1 Erie Siskin 1 Am. Goldfinch 3 Lesser Goldfinch 2 (Red-tailed) Towhee 2 Brown Towhee 3 Song Sparrow 3 Rubber Boa 1
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Monterey area, Monterey Co., Calif. Area: Carmel Rivermouth from Hwy 1 (until 1015); Washington Park in Pacific Grove (to look for Prairie Warbler seen there yesterday); Asilomar to Pt. Pinos to Lova's Pt to Hopkins Marine Station to Coast Guard Pier; also Pt. Pinos Cemetery Time: 0715 - 1800 Sky: mostly overcast Wind: 0-5W Temp: 55-70 Observers: Linda Hale, James Wolstencroft Vickie Diaz Species: Arctic Loon 2 Sooty Shearwater 500+ Pink-footed Shearwater 7 Brown Pelican 40 Brandt's Cormorant 500 Pelagic Cormorant 25 Great Blue Heron 3 Black-crowned Night Heron 2 ? Blue-winged Teal (Crespi Pond) 14 Cinnamon Teal 18 Green-winged Teal 2 Mallard 10 N. Pintail 2 N. Harrier 1 Peregrine Falcon 1ad. Calif Quail 15 Virginia Rail 3 Sora 2 Killdeer 2 Black Oystercatcher 1 Semipalmated Plover 1 Black-bellied Plover 4 Surfbird 4 Black Turnstone 40 Ruddy Turnstone 4 Greater Yellowlegs 3 Willet 2 Whimbrel 3 Western Sandpiper 20 Least Sandpiper 2 Wandering Tattler 6 Northern Phalarope 100+ Pomarine Jaeger 5ads Glaucous-winged Gull 1 Glaucous-winged x Western Gull 1ad. Western Gull 700 Calif. Gull 80 Ring-billed Gull (Crespi Pond) 2 juv. Black-legged Kittiwalle 3 Heermann's Gull 500 Elegant Tern 40 Com. Murre 10 Pigeon Guillemot 6 (1ad, 5juv) Cassin's Auklet 4 Rock Dove 50 Band-tailed Pigeon 90 Mourning Dove 50 Anna's Hummingbird Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird Belted Kingfisher Hairy Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Acorn Woodpecker Black Phoebe Western Flycatcher W. Wood Pewee Barn Swallow 20 (Rough-winged Swallow- 2-J) Scrub Jay 15 Stellers Jay 1 Com. Crow 20 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 30 Bushtit 20 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 Pygmy Nuthatch 12 Brown Creeper 1 Wrentit 3 Sewell's Wren 4 Long-billed Marsh Wren 2 Svainson's Thrush 5 Blue-gray Catcatcher 1 Cedar Waxwing 8 Com Starling 40 Solitary Vireo 1(cass) Hutton's Vireo 5 Warbling Vireo 2 Orange-crowned Warbler 1] Yellow Warbler 5 Townsend's Warbler 6 Hermit Warbler 1 Prairie Warbler 1 Yellow-breasted Chat 1 Northern Waterthrush 1 Wilson's Warbler 7 Red-winged Blackbird 20 Brewer's Blackbird 30 Brown-headed Cowbird 20 House Finch 80 Am. Goldfinch 2 Lesser Goldfinch 1 Lawrence's Goldfinch 1 Pine Siskin 5 Rufous-sided Towhee 5
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Monterey area [cont] Sept.3 Brown Towhee 4 Savannah Sparrow 2 [Oregon Junco - G - L.H, J.V] [cont] Song Sparrow 20 + Moss Landing: Elegant Tern 275 Sept.4 Bay Bridge Toll Plaza, Alameda Co. Calif. Time: 1345-1430 Observers: James Wolstencroft, Linda Hale Wind: 5 W Temp: 75 Sky: clear Sunny: incoming, ~ + 3.5 Species: Brown Pelican 6 Black Turnstone 1 Double-crested Cormorant 5 Ruddy Turnstone 2 Snowy Egret 4 Am. Avocet 25 Clapper Rail 2 Western Gull 8 Killdeer 1 Calif. Gull 125 Semipalmated Plover 10 Ring-billed Gull 2 Black-bellied Plover 10 Forster's Tern 75 Willet 25 Common Tern (25 in) 30 Marbled Godwit 10 Elegant Tern 200 Short-billed Dowitcher 10 Belted Kingfisher 1 Long-billed Curlew 3 Song Sparrow 4 Whimbrel 1 Western Sandpiper 500+ Sanderling 150^3 Sept.5 Point Reyes, Marin Co. Calif. Area: Drakes Beach; Ninos Ranch (Valley to the west); Mendoza Ranch; roads Time: 0815-1230 Observers: Linda Hale, James Wolstencroft Wind: 10-20 W Sky: low, dense fog - combination of wind and extremely poor visibility due to fog made birding almost impossible except at slightly sheltered Drake's Beach. Temp: 55 Species: Western Grebe 20 Heermann's Gull 1 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Mourning Dove 1 Com. Loon 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 Brandt's Cormorant 1 Com. Flicker 1 Great Blue Heron 1 Downy Woodpecker (Mendoza) 1 N. Pintail 3 Black Phoebe 1 teal (sp) 2 Barn Swallow 25 Surf Scoter 3 Com. Raven -5 Turkey Vulture 5 Long-billed Marsh Wren -1 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 Osprey 1 Com. Starling 50 Am. Kestrel 1 Yellow Warbler 1 Am. Coot 5 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Semipalmated Plover 12 Prairie Warbler 1 m.8 Hilldeer 5 W. Meadowlark 4 Am. Golden Plover (dominica) 6 blackbird (sp) 200 Black-bellied Plover 1 House Finch 6 Willet 2 Pine Siskin 25 Marbled Godwit 3 Am. Goldfinch 10 Sanderling 5 Savannah Sparrow 20 Northern Phalarope 25 Clay-colored Sparrow 1 West. Gull 20 White-crowned Sparrow 10 Calif Gull 10 Song Sparrow 10 Ring-billed Gull 5
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Sept. 6 Point Reyes Area: barren pastures along SW side of Drakels Beach Rd. (Looking for the Buff-br Sandpiper found yesterday in late PM) Time: 0715 - 1100 Observers: Linda Hale, James Wolstencroft, Vickie Dziadosz, John Luther, Bud Fry, Alice Mericourt, Clarence Smith Sky: low, dense fog limiting visibility to ~50ft until ~0900, then clearing. Temp: 55-65 Wind: 0-5 E Species: Turtle Vulture 1 Barn Swallow 2 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Com. Raven 1 Hilldeer 20 Horned Lark 75 Black-bellied Plover 6 Eur. Starling 100 Am. Golden Plover 6 Tricolored Blackbird 300 Buff-breasted Sandpiper 1 Brewer's Blackbird 75 Northern Phalarope 10 Brown-headed Cowbird 5 Rock Dove 1 House Finch 5 v Pine Siskin 3 Savannah Sparrow 20 Am. Goldfinch 10 Long-tailed Wren 1 + Tomales Bay: Osprey 1, Bonaparte's Gull 1 Sept. 10 Tilden Park, Contra Costa Co., Calif. Area 1: Jewel Lake - walk all the way around. Time: 0830-1100 Observers: Linda Hale (and for a while with Bob O'Brien, and Al + Wilma Ghiorso) Wind: 0-5 S Sky: very overcast Temp: 60 Species: Turtle Vulture 2 Black-throated Gray Warbler 19 v Virginia Rail 1 (HO) Wilson's Warbler 6 Sora 1 (HO) House Sparrow 3 Am. Coot 4 Red-winged Blackbird 50 Band-tailed Pigeon 1 West. Tanager 3 Mourning Dove 3 Black-headed Grosbeak 1 Anna's Hummingbird 2 Purple Finch 4 Com. Flicker 1 House Finch 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Am. Goldfinch 2 Black Phoebe 1 Rufous-sided Towhee 5 Western Flycatcher 15 Brown Towhee 5 Willow Flycatcher 7 Oregon Junco 2 W. Wood Pewee 3 Fox Sparrow 2 (Cep) Scrub Jay 5 Song Sparrow 5 Steller's Jay 15 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 8 Plain Titmouse 1 Bushtit 4 Wrentit 6 Winter Wren 8 Bewick's Wren 3 Am. Robin 4 Swainson's Thrush 10 Cedar Waxwing 6 Hutton's Vireo 2 Warbling Vireo 25 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Yellow Warbler 3 Townsend's Warbler 2 Area 2: Orchard Camp Northern Waterthrush 1 Brewer's Blackbird 4 Calif. Quail 8
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Sept. 11 Monterey Bay boat trip, Monterey Co., Calif. Aeg: From 1 mi off Pt. Car. Grove W of Pt. Pinos ~ 5 miles and then N to Monterey Submarine Canyon and then E over canyon to near Moss Landing to looM for petrel flocks (not present). Time: 0830-1445 Wind: 0-5 W (AM); 5-15 W (PM) water: fairly calm and flat AM; became rough and choppy PM sky: overcast AM, clear-sunny PM. Observers: Joe Morlan, Linda Hale, Ron Branson, Art Edwards, George Bing, James A. Lane, Peter White, Peter Villmann Species: Black-footed Albatross 8 Northern Phalarope 100 Pink-footed Shearwater 200 Pomarine Jaeger 25 Buller's Shearwater 60 Parasitic Jaeger 2 Sooty Shearwater 5000 Western Gull 300 Mana Shearwater 1 Calif. Gull 75 Ashy Petrel 400 Heermann's Gull 10 Black Petrel 10 Sabine's Gull 8 Brown Pelican 15 Com. Murre 25 Brandt's Cormorant 10 Craveri's Murrelet 6 Black Turnstone (→N) 3 Xantus'/Craven's Murrelet 18 Red Phalarope 2 Cassin's Auklet 300 Common Tern 1 Rhinoceros Auklet 4 Arctic Tern 150 +Carmel River mouth: Baird's Sandpiper 2 Sept. 12 Monterey aqeg, Monterey Co., Calif Aeg: walk from Hwy 1 along Carmel River to its mouth; Carmel River Beach; Pt. Pinos - Crespi Pond; Esplanade Observers: Linda Hale Time: 0720-1400 Temp: 60-70 sky: overcast wind: 0-5 Comments: conditions looked ideal for vagrants but the Carmel R. had not a single vagrant and Crespi Pond had only a Chestnut-sided, on this same day there were dozens of vagrants on Pt. Reyes Species: Arctic Loon 4 Wandering Tattler 2 Sooty Shearwater 300 Greater Yellowlegs 3 Brown Pelican 50 Willet 6 Brandt's Cormorant 50 Marbled Godwit 3 Pelagic Cormorant 1 Whimbrel 10 Great Blue Heron 1 West. Sandpiper 15 Green Heron 2 Least Sandpiper 2 Black-crowned Night Heron 2 Northern Phalarope 1 Mallard 10 West. Gull 100 Gadwall 1 Calif. Gull 200 N. Pintail 3 Heermann's Gull 500 ? Blue-winged Teal 3 Bonapartes Gull 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Arctic Tern 15 Accipiter (sp) 1 Common /Arctic Tern 15 Am. Kestrel 1 Elegant Tern 200 Calif. Quail 5 Com. Murre 300 Virginia Rail 1 Band-tailed Pigeon 10 Sora 1 Rock Dove 5 Am. Coot 4 Mourning Dove 10 Killdeer 3 Vaux's Swift 2 Black-bellied Plover 2 Anna's Hummingbird 10 Am. Golden Plover (fulug) 1 Selasphorus (sp) 1 Ruddy Turnstone 5 Belted Kingfisher 3 Black Turnstone 15 Downy Woodpecker 2
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Monterey area (cont) Sept. 12 [cont] Acorn Woodpecker Black Phoebe Ash-throated Flycatcher Western Flycatcher Barn Swallow Scrub Jay Com. Crow Chestnut-backed Chickadee Bushtit Pygmy Nuthatch Wrentit Winter Wren Bewick's Wren N. Mockingbird Swainson's Thrush Cedar Waxwing Eur. Starling Hutton's Vireo Warbling Vireo Orange-crowned Warbler + Robinson Cyn: Barn Owl 1, Pygmy Ow 2 (seen-1), Great Horned Owl 1 Yellow Warble- 2 Chestnut-sided Warbler Townsend's Warbler Com. Yellowthroat Wilson's Warbler Red-winged Blackbird Brewer's Blackbird Brown-headed Cowbird Purple Finch House Finch Am. Goldfinch Brown Towhee Rufous-sided Towhee Savannah Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow (first yr) 1 Song Sparrow 20 Sept. 13 Pt. Fermin, Los Angeles Co., Calif Time: 0940-1140 Observers: Linda Hale, Hank Bradkin wind: 0-5 Sky: overcast Temp: 70 Species: Brown Pelican Pelagic Cormorant Wandering Tattler Whimbrel Willet Black Turnstone West. Gull Heermann's Gull Elegant Tern small Stern Rock Dove Mourning Dove Annals Hummingbird West. Flycatcher Com. Crow Scrub Jay Swainson's Thrush Eur. Starling Warbling Vireo Orange-crowned Warbler 20B Nashville Warbler Yellow Warbler Townsend's Warbler Black-throated Gray Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Wilson's Warbler Western Tanager House Finch House Sparrow 1 5 3 1 1 1 1 10 25 1 10 15 5 2 4 2 3 1 5 1 1 1 1 2 1 5 3 Sept. 14 Pt. Fermin Area: same as yesterday but also the smaller clump of trees ~ 1/2 mi. W. of the lighthouse area. Time: 0815-1020 Observers: Linda Hale Sky: overcast Wind: O Temp: 70 Species: Brown Pelican Am. Mestrel Black Oystercatcher Spotted Sandpiper Willet West. Gull Heermann's Gull Rock Dove Mourning Dove Amazonas parrot (sp) Spotted Dove Annals Hummingbird Selasphorus (sp) West. Flycatcher 15 30 60 10 2 5 6 1 .5
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Pt. Fermin [cont] Sept. 14 [cont] Violet-green Tree Swallow 2 Com. Crow 2 Scrub Jay 4 Am. Robin 1 Swainson's Thrush 1 Eur. Starling 20 Warbling Vireo 5 Orange-crowned Warbler 25 Yellow Warbler 6 Black-throated Gray Warbler 1 MacGillivray's Warbler 1 Wilson's Warbler 7 House Sparrow 5 Westr. Tanager 1 House Finch 2 Brown Towhee 3 Sept. 15 North End Salton Sec, Riverside Co, Calif. Areg: walked from E. side of Whitewater River dike out to the end of W side dike ; Lincoln St. Time: 0630-0900 Observers: Linda Hale Temp: 65-80 SKY: clear wind: 0 Species: Fared Giebe 100 Western Giebe 20 Pied-billed Giebe 15 Blue-footed Booby 8 double-crested Cormorant 15 Great Blue Heron 25 Snowy Egret 700 Great Egret 15 Green Heron 2 Black-crowned Night Heron 75 N. Pintail 40 Am. Wigeon 1 N. Shoveler 500 Cinnamon Teal 200 Green-winged Teal 10 Redhead 5 Canvasback 1 Lesser Scaup 6 Ruddy Duck 100 Red-breasted Merganser- 40 Am. Nestrrel 1 Gambells Quail 5 Am. Coot 50 Killdeer 1 Willet 3 Greater Yellowlegs 5 Spotted Sandpiper 2 Marbled Godwit 2 Long-billed Dowitcher 10 West. Sandpiper 1 Am. Avocet 1000 Black-necked Stilt 30 California Gull 600 Ring-billed Gull 300 Bonapartels Gull 60 (Sabine's Gull- 1- LH) Caspian Tern 200 Common Tern 200 Forster's Tern 30 Black Tern 5000 Ground Dove 1 Vaux's Swift 2 Belted Kingfisher 2 Verdin 2 Long-billed Marsh Wren 1 Bewicklls Wren 1 Cactus Wren 1 Crissal Thrasher 1 N. Mocklingbird 3 Loggarhead Shrike 2 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Com. Yellowthroat 2 Yellow-headed Blackbird 10 Red-winged Blackbird 100 House Finch 3 Abert's Towhee 2 Song Sparrow 2 New River x I-8 at duskN South End Salton Sec, Imperial Co, Calif. Areg: Wister unit (almost no birds on ponds - all along shore); mouth of the New River; Unit 1 (high winds made birding at Unit 1 worthless), SaltonCity Time: 1000-1910 Observes: Linda Hale wind: O until 1400; 20-40 W after 1400 Temp: 90-100 SKY: clear (dust storms in PM) Species: Egred Giebe 10 Pied-billed Giebe 2 White Pelican 300 Brown Pelican [illegible] Double-crested Cormorant 10 Great Blue Heron 35 Green Heron 5 limm. Great Egret 100
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal South End Salton Sea (cont) Sept. 15 [cont] Snowy Egret Cattle Egret Black-crowned Night Heron Least Bittern Wood Stork White-faced Ibis Green-winged Teal Cinnamon Teal N. Shoveler Ruddy Duck Turkey Vulture Red-tailed Hawk Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Am. Mestrel Am. Coot Killdeer Black-bellied Plover Spotted Sandpiper Willet Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Long-billed Curlew Whimbrel Marbled Godwit Western Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Northern Phalarope Am. Avocet Black-necked Stilt Yellow-footed Gull Calif. Gull Ring-billed Gull Caspian Tern Forster's Tern Gull-billed Tern Barn Tern Black Skimmer Mourning Dove Belted Kingfisher Vaux's Swift Burrowing Owl Say's Phoebe Barn Swallow Verdin Com. Raven Long-billed Marsh Wren Carhus Wren Loggerhead Shrike Com. Yellowthroat House Sparrow Yellow-headed Blackbird Red-winged Blackbird Abert's Towhee Song Sparrow 1000 8500 25 2 90 12 5 200 1800 500 4 2 1 im. 18 7 1700 15 40 2 20 25 3 75 20 1 75 5 175 1000 100 12 100 3000 500 100 40 5000 35 2 2 2 1 2 2 7 1 3 3 25 10,000 10 2 2 Sept. 16 Point Loma San Diego Co. Calif Area: Cabrillo Nat. Mon + Rosecrans Cemetery Time: 0630-1230 Observers: Linda Hale, Jon Dunn, Phil Unitt, Elizabeth Copper, James Wolsten Sky: overcast (partly) but clearing early Wind: 5-15W Temp: 60-75 Species: West. Grebe Loon (sp) Brown Pelican Double-crested Cormorant Northern Harrier Am. Mestrel Killdeer Willet Northern Phalarope Western Gull Heermann's Gull Royal Tern Pomarine Jaeger Parasitic Jaeger Mourning Dove Vaux's Swift Anna's Hummingbird Hammond's Flycatcher Western Flycatcher Barn Swallow Com. Raven Scrub Jay Bushtit House Wren Bewick's Wren Calif. Thrasher N. Mockingbird Swainson's Thrush Phainopepla Eur. Starling Warbling Vireo 1 2 25 25 1 2 2 1 50 100 75 25 1 ad. 1 10 8 5 1 6 5 1 5 20 2 5 5 10 2 50 0 15 1
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Point Loma [cont] Sept. 16 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Yellow Warbler 1 Townsend's Warbler 5 Hermit Warbler 2 Black-throated Gray Warbler 1 Wilson's Warbler 1 House Sparrow 5 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 West. Tanager 6 Black-headed Grosbeal 4 House Finch 20 Lawrence's Goldfinch 1 Rufous-sided Towhee 5 Brown Towhee 5 Lark Sparrow 1 Chipping Sparrow 5 [cont] Tijuana River Valley, San Diego Co., Calif. Area: Ditch; "The Clump" Time: 1500-1745 Observers: Linda Hale, Elizabeth Copper James Wolstencroft Wind: 5-10 W Sky: clear Species: Double-crested Cormorant 1 Bewick's Wren 1 Cattle Egret 20 N. Mockingbird 2 Turkey Vulture 1 Eur. Starling 1000 (White-tailed Kite - 1 - JW) Warbling Vireo 1 Northern Harrier 1 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Com. Yellowthroat 1 Golden Eagle 2 W. Meadowlark 3 Am. Kestrel 3 Black-headed Grosbeal 1 Killdeer 5 House Finch 400 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Brown Towhee 2 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Savannah Sparrow 20 Short-billed Dowitcher 8 Sage Sparrow 3 Least Sandpiper 2 Song Sparrow 1 Mourning Dove 10 Long-billed Marsh Wren 2 Ground Dove 1 Vaux's Swift 100 Costa's Hummingbird 1 Black Phoebe 1 Western Flycatcher 1 Barn Swallow 1 Barn Swallow 50 Rough-winged Swallow 10 Cliff Swallow 15 Scrub Jay 2 Sept. 17 Tijuana River Valley Area: Otay Mesa; Ditch; Wendover Ranch; "The Clump"; north of Tijuana River - valley from Imperial Beach (cm) Time: 0900-1215; 1730-1845 Observers: Linda Hale, Guy McCasnie, Elizabeth Copper, James Wolstencroft Wind: 5-10 W Sky: clear Temp: 60-80 Species: Brown Pelican 20 Long-billed Curlew 3 Double-crested Cormorant 5 Willet 25 Great Blue Heron 1 Marbled Godwit 20 Cattle Egret 3 Least Sandpiper 5 Green-winged Teal 1 Sanderling 150 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Parasitic Jaeger 1 Golden Eagle 1 West. Gull 50 Am Kestrel 3 Ring-billed Gull 10 Snowy Plover 10 Heermann's Gull 50 Killdeer 2 Royal Tern 1 Black-bellied Plover 10 Elegant Tern 400 Ruddy Turnstone 4 Common Tern 8
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Tijuana River Valley [cont] Sept. 17 [cont] Rock Dove Mourning Dove Vaux's Swift Black-chinned Hummingbird Annas Hummingbird Selasphorus (sp) Ash-throated Flycatcher (rare) 6 Black Phoebe Western Flycatcher W. Wood Pewee Horned Lark Tree Swallow (Barn Swallow - 1- GMcC) Rough-winged Swallow 10 Barn Swallow 200 Cliff Swallow 20 Scrub Jay 4 Com. Raven 3 Bushtit 5 House Wren 1 Bewick's Wren 2 N. Mockingbird 4 Calif. Thrasher 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2 Loggerhead Shrike 1 Eur. Starling 10 Orange-crowned Warbler 7 Nashville Warbler 1 Yellow Warbler 4 Townsend's Warbler 2 Blackburnian Warbler 1 MacGillivray's Warbler 2 Com. Yellowthroat 1 Wilson's Warbler 2 American Redstart 1 W. Meadowlark 2 Red-winged Blackbird 15 Bullock's Oriole 9 (West. Tanager - 1-GMcC) Summer Tanager 18 Black-headed Grosbeak 4 Lazuli Bunting 1 House Finch 20 Am. Goldfinch 4 Lesser Goldfinch 1 Green-tailed Towhee 1 Brown Towhee 5 Savannah Sparrow 10 Song Sparrow 1 Sept. 18 San Diego boat trip, San Diego Co., Calif. Area 1: from ~20 mi. W of San Clemente Is. to Cortez Banks (98 miles offshore) and then E to ~3 mi. W of San Clemente Is. Time: 0620-1235 Observers: Guy McCaslie, Linda Hale, Bill Everett, Jim Kennell, Arnold Small, Herbert Olga Clarke, M.McWhirler, Debbie Robinson, Ed Navojosky, Bob Van Bergen, paul Sykes Joe + Helen Taylor Richard A. Ryan, Larry Balch, Kim Eckert, Roger Foxall), Harold AxteIl, Jerry Langham, etal. Wind: 5-10W Water: choppy, rough Sky: mostly clear, sunny Species: Brown Pelican 1 Northern Phalarope 3 Pink-footed Shearwater 13 Arctic Tern 42 Sooty Shearwater 5 Craveri's Murrelet 3 Leach's Petrel (white-rump) 1 Long-tailed Jaeger - 1- ad. Wotail-6 Black Storm Petrel 10 Pomarine Jaegen 11 (3 ad.tails) Parasitic West. Gull 23 Area 2: ~3 mi. W of San Clemente E past San Clemente Is. (Not including birds <1 mi. from shore) and back to San Diego (still ~5 mi. from shore at dark) Time: 1235-dark Wind: 5-10W Water: choppy, rough Sky: clear, sunny Species: Brown Pelican 22 Black Storm Petrel 21 Red-billed Tropicbird 3 Least Storm Petrel 4 Pink-footed Shearwater 35 Northern Phalarope 4 Sooty Shearwater 6 Pomarine Jaegen 11 (4 ad.to Manx Shearwater 7 Parasitic Jaeger 3 (1 ad. to Leach's Storm Petrel (dark-rump) 4 West. Gull 35
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal San Diego boat trip [cont] Sept.18 Heermann's Gull 1 Craveri's Murrelet 4 Arctic Tern 32 retaceps - 0 [cont] Comments: bird density everywhere scarce, including Cortez Banks, where we hardly spent any time. Sept.19 Tijuana River Valley San Diego Co. Calif Area: Ditch, Clump, Wendover Ranch (brief), Myer's Ranch (very brief) Time: 0700-1115 Observes: Linda Hale, Roger Fox(early) (Ottawa) Wind: 0-5 W Temp: 65-75 Sky: clear, sunny Species: Double-crested Cormorant 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4 Snowy Egret 1 Black-tailed Gnatcatcher 1 Cattle Egret 6 Loggerhead Shrike 1 Black-crowned Night Heron 1 Eur. Starling 200 ? Blue-winged Teal 2 Orange-crowned Warbler 4 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Yellow Warbler 1 Golden Eagle 1 Townsend's Warbler 5 Northern Harrier 3 (1?) Black-throated Gray Warbler 1 Am. Mestrel 2 [Blackpoll] Warbler - 1-RF Calif. Quail 25 Com. Yellowthroat 2 Sora 1 Wilson's Warbler 1 Am. Coot 1 Red-winged Blackbird 10 Killdeer 2 Tricolored Blackbird 100 Long-billed Curlew 10 Brown-headed Cowbird 20 Willet 10 Bobolink 1 Greater Yellowlegs 2 W. Meadowlark 5 Solitary Sandpiper 1 Summer Tanager 1? Marbled Godwit 10 House Finch 20 Short-billed Dowitcher 10 Am. Goldfinch 4 Long-billed Dowitcher 1 Brown Towhee 4 Pectoral Sandpiper 1 Savannah Sparrow (wave) 150 Least Sandpiper 2 Sage Sparrow 2 Mourning Dove 20 White-crowned Sparrow (first arr.) 1 Ground Dove 1 Song Sparrow 5 Greater Roadrunner 1 White-collared Seedeater 1? Vaux's Swift 5 (assumed to be an escape Anna's Hummingbird 4 although it does reach Sinaloa Costal's Hummingbird 2 and Sporophilus are notorious Black-chinned Hummingbird 4 wanderers)-rusty throated breast Selasphorus (sp) 2 of W. Mexico birds. Belted Kingfisher 1 Cassin's Kingbird 3 Comments: yesterday while we Black Phoebe 4 we were on the boat 2 Blackpolly, West. Flycatcher 3 1 Ovenbird, 1 N. Untertushur, and Rough-winged Swallaw 1 1 Dickcissel] were found here. Barn Swallow 40 They arrived under clear skies Scrub Jay 5 and a west wind Com. Raven 1 Bushtit 2 Wrentit 3 House Wren 3 Long-billed Marsh Wren 4 Bewick's Wren 2 N. Mockingbird 4 Calif. Thrasher 7
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Sept.24 Lake Merced, San Francisco Co, Calif. Aeg: putting green around pro shop and Eucalyptus grove at W entrance at pump house Time: 0745-0915 Observers: Linda Hale Wind: 0-10 W SkY: low overcast, misty Temp: 55 Species: Pied-billed Grebe 25 Great Blue Heron 1 Black-crowned Night Heron 1 Mallard 2 Ruddy Duck 3 Am. Coot 40 West. Gull 10 Calif. Gull 5 Ring-billed Gull 10 Heermann's Gull 5 Bonaparte's Gull 4 Caspian Tern 3 Mourning Dove 2 Anna's Hummingbird 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Black Phoebe 2 West. Flycatcher R 2 Scrub Jay 1 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 2 Bushtit 1 Long-billed Marsh Wren 5 Am. Robin 1 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Yellow Warbler 6 Audubon's Warbler (first am) ) Townsends Warbler ) Com. Yellow-throat 4 Eur. Starling 5 House Sparrow 20 Red-winged Blackbird 2 Brewer's Blackbird 150 Purple Finch 4 House Finch 6 Lesser Goldfinch 2 Dark-eyed Junco 6 White-crowned Sparrow 10 Fox Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow 5 Rodeo Lagoon, Marin Co, Calif. Aeg: Battery Wallace; Rodeo Lagoon + GGNRA Hqts. Time: 0945-1120 Observers: Linda Hale Wind: 0-5 W SkY: overcast Temp: 60-65 Species: Brown Pelican 25 Brandt's Cormorant 1 Great Blue Heron 1 Snowy Egret 1 Great Egret 1 Mallard 25 Am. Wigeon 50 Canvasback 1 Ruddy Duck 10 Turkey Vulture 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Cooper's Hawk 1 Northern Harrier 1 Am. Kestrel 2 Calif. Quail 2 Am. Coot 30 Whimbrel 1 West. Gull 25 Mourning Dove 2 Anna's Hummingbird 2 Belted Kingfisher 1 Com. Flicker 2 Black Phoebe 1 Scrub Jay 2 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 2 Bewick's Wren 2 Winter Wren 2 Wrentit 2 Long-billed Marsh Wren 2 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Yellow Warbler 8 Blackpoll Warbler 1 Wilson's Warbler 3 House Finch 5 Pine Siskin 1 Am. Goldfinch 1 Rufous-sided Towhee 1 Brown Towhee 7 White-crowned Sparrow 10 Song Sparrow 2 Accipiter (sp) - 1- captured small passerine - probably a Yellow Warbler
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Sept. 25 Point Reyes Marin Co, Calif Schooner Bay Area: outer Point Reyes—roads from Rogers Ranch to point; Lighthouse; Fish Docks; Nunes Ranch + adjacent draw; Mendoza Ranch; Drake's Beach; fields adjacent to Drake's Beach Rd - walking from Drake's Beach almost to Sir Francis Drake; Abandoned Ranch Time: 0645-1430 Observers: Linda Hale, Laurence C. Binford, Mille + John Parmeter (+ at least 30 carloads of birders scattered around the point) wind: 0-5 SWW Sky: clear, sunny - some high clouds PM Temp: 55-75 Species: Common Loon 15 Snyls Phoebe 3 Western Grebe 30 Willow Flycatcher 1 Red-billed Grebe 1 Horned Lark 60 [Brown Pelican-10-LH] Barn Swallow 3 Brandt's Cormorant 20 Com. Raven 20 N. Pintail 3 Bushtit (Abandoned Ranch) 4 Am. Wigeon 5 Red-breasted Nuthatch 5 Harlequin Duck 1 Winter Wren 8 Surf Scoter 300 Bewick's Wren 2 Ruddy Duck 2 Hermit Thrush (first arr) 1 Turkey Vulture 25 Varied Thrush 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 Swainson's Thrush 3 Cooper's Hawk 4 [West. Bluebird-1-ME] Red-tailed Hawk 7 Golden-crowned Kinglet (first arr.) 1 Northern Harrier 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4 Water Pipit (first arr) 1 Am. Mestrel 7 Cedar Waxwing 1 Am. Coat 5 Loggerhead Shrike 1 Killdeer 25 Eur. Starling 700 Black-bellied Plover 1 Yellow Warbler 8 Willet 2 Audubon's Warbler 3 Least Sandpiper 4 Blackpoll Warbler 3 Sanderling 125 Ovenbird 1 Northern Phalarope 1 American Redstart lim. Glaucous-winged Gull 2 House Sparrow 50 Western Gull 75 W. Meadowlark 1 Ring-billed Gull 3 Red-winged Blackbird 50 Bonaparte's Gull 1 Tricolored Blackbird 1500 Common Murre 700 Brewer's Blackbird 200 Rock Dove 8 Western Tanager 1 Great Horned Owl 2 House Finch 25 [Burrowing Owl-]-LCB, MP] Pine Siskin 30 Am. Goldfinch 40 Lesser Goldfinch 5 Anna's Hummingbird 2 Lawrence's Goldfinch 8 Belted Kingfisher 2 Savannah Sparrow 50 Common Flicker 6 White-crowned Sparrow 50 Black Phoebe 8 Golden-crowned Sparrow (first arr.) 20 Fox Sparrow 4 Lincoln's Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow 4 Sept. 28 Point Reyes Area: outer Pt. Reyes from Schooner Bay west - Drake's Beach; Mendoza Ranch; Fish Docks; Nunes Ranch; Lighthouse Observers: Linda Hale, Joe Morlan Time: 0810-1250 Sky: low dense fog at Nunes-Fish Docks-Lighthouse making visibility restricted to a few feet; at other spots very (low overcast) wind: 5-15 S (made birding the cypresses very difficult) misty rain at Fish Docks, Nunes, and second visit to Drake's Beach; ocean observation impossible. Temp: 65 (warm) (A Front was present, coming from N. Pacific.
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Sept.28 [cont] Pt. Reyes [cont] Species: Brown Pelican Brandt's Cormorant Great Blue Heron N. Pintail Turkey Vulture Red-tailed Hawk Red-shouldered Hawk Ferruginous Hawk Am. Nuthatch Killdeer Black-bellied Plover Willet Western Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Sanderting Glaucons-winged Gull Western Gull Ring-billed Gull Rock Dove Annals Hummingbird Belted Kingfisher Black Phoebe Com. Raven Red-breasted Nuthatch Winter Wren Loggerhead Shrike 5 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 20 25 15 2 25 25 4 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 Eur. Starling Philadelphia Vireo Audubon's Warbler Yellow Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Palm Warbler [Ovenbird - 1- JM- Mendoza] House Sparrow Tricolored Blackbird Red-winged Blackbird Brewals Blackbird Pine Siskin White-crowned Sparrow Golden-crowned Sparrow Fox Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Song Sparrow 500 1 1 9 1 1 25 500 25 50 2 40 5 1 1 5 Oct. 1 Monterey Bay boat trip Monterey Co. Calif. Area: 1t mile off Pt. Pinos W-NW 3-4 miles and then N to Monterey Canyon, then E towards Moss Landing to ~10 mi. off Moss Landing (where we spent 2t hours with petrels) and then return to 1t mile off Monterey harbor Time: 0840-1540 Water: AM: smooth water but very heavy swell PM: swells diminishing but choppy, rough due to wind Wind AM: 0-5 PM: 5-10 N Sky: clear, sunny Observers: Linda Hale, Guy McCaskey, Jon Dunn, Rich Stallcup, Laurie Binford, Elizabeth Copper, James Wolstencroft, Paul Lehman, Louis Beuvier, Steve Cardiff; Doug and Gregg Morton, Andy Sanders, Sid England, Don Roberson, Donna Dittman, Susanne Luther Bruce Broadbooks, Arnold Small, Alan Craig Species: Common Loon Black-footed Albatross Pink-footed Shearwater Pale-footed Shearwater New Zealand Shearwater Sooty Shearwater (scarce) 20 Ashy Storm Petrel 3000 Galapagos Storm Petrel 1 Black Storm Petrel 2000 Wilsons Storm Petrel 2 Brown Pelican 20 Brandt's Cormorant 4 Pelagic Cormorant 1 White-winged Scoter 295 Black-bellied Plover 15 Northern Phalarope 3 Pomarine Jaeger 40 Parasitic Jaeger 7 South Polar Skua 4 Western Gull 200 Calif. Gull 50 Heermann's Gull 10 Sabine's Gull 3 (1ad Arctic Tern 10 Elegant Tern (3-4 mi. off) 1 Com. Murie 20 Cassin's Auklet 25 Rhinoceros Auklet 3 Tufted Puffin 3 Vaux's Swift 2
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Oct.1 Monterey area Monterey Co. Calif [cont] Area: walk from Hwy 1 to mouth of Carmel River in the dried river bed Time: 1630-1830 Wind: 2-5 S Sky: clear Temp: 70 Observers: Linda Hale, Garth Alton, Jean Richmond, Peter Smith (England) Species: Great Blue Heron 1 Am. Robin 1 Black-crowned Night Heron 1 Cedar Waxwing 100 Mallard 4 Eur. Starling 15 Teal (sp) 2 Warbling Vireo 2 N. Pintail 4 Hutton's Vireo 1 Calif. Quail 1 Yellow Warbler 1 Am. Coot 1 Black-throated Gray Warbler 1 Killdeer 12 Com. Yellowthroat 2 Greater Yellowlegs 2 House Finch 10 Pectoral Sandpiper 2 Rufous-sided Towhee 3 Western Sandpiper 1 Brown Towhee 2 Western Gull 5 Savannah Sparrow 1 Mourning Dove 25 Golden-crowned Sparrow 15 White-winged Dove 1 White-crowned Sparrow 10 Anna's Hummingbird 2 Fox Sparrow 2 Nuttall's Woodpecker 2 Song Sparrow 10 Black Phoebe 2 Water Pipit 1 Western Flycatcher 1 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 5 Bushtit 6 Wrentit 3 Winter Wren 4 Bewick's Wren 2 Oct. 2 Point Diablo, Marin Co., Calif. Area: all birds seen from Bunker Hill lookout, Golden Gate Nat Rec. Area. Time: 0920-1320 Observers: Linda Hale, Nick Story, Hans Johannson John Westfalle (briefly with Steve Cardiff, Doug and Gregg Morton, Sid England). Wind: 5-10 E until ~1030; calm after 1030 Sky: clear, some smog Temp: 60-75 Species: White Pelican 6 Bewick's Wren 2 Turkey Vulture 14 Wrentit 3 White-tailed Kite 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 32 (1ad, 22 im, 9 jun) Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Cooper's Hawk 68 (49 im, 19 un) Water Pipit 6 Red-tailed Hawk 35 (1ad, 16im, 8j) Cedar Waxwing 125 Red-shouldered Hawk 9 Eur. Starling 3 Broad-winged Hawk 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 8 Northern Harrier 3 (2 im, 10) Evening Grosbeak 1 Western Gull 5 Purple Finch 16 Band-tailed Pigeon 138 House Finch 14 Vaux's Swift 375 Pine Siskin 41 Common Flicker 2 Lesser Goldfinch 47 Lewis' Woodpecker 69 Lawrences Goldfinch 1 Black Phoebe 1 Rufous-sided Towhee 1 Violet-green Swallow 360 Brown Towhee 1 Scrub Jay 1 White-crowned Sparrow 2 Com. Raven 17 Song Sparrow 1 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 5 Accipiter (sp) 26 Winter Wren 1 total raptors 190
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Oct. 5 Point Reyes, Marin Co. Calif Area: outer Pt. Reyes from Schooner Bay west : Drakes Beach ; Fish Docks; lighthouse; Nunes Ranch; Mendoza Ranch; Hall Ranch fields -2.of house Time: 1140-1800 Wind: 5-15 NW SKY: PC-some sun Temp: 70-55 Observers: Linda Hale (briefly with Bruce Sorrie) Species: Common Loon 5 Arctic Loon 3 Horned Grebe (First arr.) 1 Western Grebe 200 Eared Grebe 1 Brandt's Cormorant 5 Pelagic Cormorant 2 N. Pintail 6 Am. Wigeon 35 Gadwall 10 N. Shoveler 1 Green-winged Teal 1 White-winged Scoter 2 Surf Scoter 50 Black Scoter 2 Ruddy Duck 5 Turkey Vulture 15 Cooper's Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 12 Ferruginous Hawk 4 Northern Harrier 1 Am. Kestrel 15 Am. Coot 5 Semipalmated Plover 2 Killdeer 15 Black-bellied Plover 10 Willett 1 Least Sandpiper 10 Western Sandpiper 2 Sanderling 10 Glaucous-winged Gull 1 Western Gull 25 Calif. Gull 5 Ring-billed Gull 15 Heermann's Gull 4 Common Tern 4 American Goldfinch 15 Savannah Sparrow 10 Dark-eyed Junco 6 White-crowned Sparrow 20 Lapland Longspur 12 Annals Hummingbird 2 Com. Flicker 1 Red-breasted Sapsucker 1 Black Phoebe 3 Western Wood Pewee 1 Horned Lark 75 Violet-green Swallow 5 Com. Raven 5 Red-breasted Nuthatch 3 Winter Wren 5 Bewick's Wren 2 long-billed Marsh Wren 3 Hermit Thrush 1 Western Bluebird 5 Golden-crowned Kinglet 10 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5 Water Pipit 150 Loggerhead Shrike 1 Eur. Starling 500 Warbling Vireo 2 Nashville Warbler 1 Yellow Warbler 3 Yellow-rumped Warbler 10 Black-throated Gray Warbler 2 Townsend's Warbler 5 Hermit Warbler 1 Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 Palm Warbler 3 Ovenbird 1 Com. Yellowthroat 1 House Sparrow 25 W. Meadowlark 10 Tricolored Blackbird 1000 Brewer's Blackbird 100 House Finch 5 Pine Siskin 4 Golden-crowned Sparrow 30 White-throated Sparrow 1 Fox Sparrow 1 Lincoln's Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow 6 I captured small passerine in air above Fish Docks- probably a warbler Lafle Merced San Francisco Co. Calif. Area: Monterey Cypress + Pines around boathouse + eucalyptus at pumphouse W.of boathouse + lakes Time: 0715-1000 Observed: Linda Hale, Joe Harlan Wind: 0-2 W SKY: overcast Temp: 55 Species: loon (sp) 10 overhead -> 5 Eared Grebe 10
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Lake Merced [cont] Oct.5 Red-billed Gobe 10 Western Grebe 2 Black-crowned Night Heron 17 Mallard 10 Ruddy Duck 25 Am. Coot 25 gull (sp) 150 Bonaparte's Gull 10 Mourning Dove 25 Anna's Hummingbird 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 Com. Flicker 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 Red-breasted Sapsucker 1 Black Phoebe 2 Violet-green Swallow 1 Barn Swallow 9 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 5 Pygmy Nuthatch 12 Brown Creeper 2 Long-billed Marsh Wren 3 Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 Warbling Vireo 2 Yellow Warbler 8 Yellow-rumped Warbler 5 Blackpoll Warbler 3 Com. Yellowthroat 3 House Sparrow 20 Red-winged Blackbird 5 Brewer's Blackbird 20 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 House Finch 10 Pine Siskin 2 Brown Towhee 2 White-crowned Sparrow 2 Golden-crowned Sparrow 2 Fox Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 5 Oct.9 Point Reyes Area: outer Pt. Reyes from Schooner Bay west; Fish Docks including willows; Nunes Ranch including area around pond at T junction in road 200 yds from Nunes; Mendoza Ranch; Dralles Beach; Spalletta Ranch; Hall Ranch fields fields along Dralles Beach road; Abandoned Ranch. Time: 0740-1535 Observers: Linda Hale, Laurence C. Binford, John Parmeter Wind: 2-15 NW Sky: low overcast, some fog Temp: 50-60 Species: Common Loon 15 Arctic Loon 6 Red-throated Loon 8 Horned Grebe 15 Eared Grebe 2 Western Grebe 50 Brown Pelican 5 Double-crested Cormorant 2 Brandt's Cormorant 30 Pelagic Cormorant 3 Gadwall 5 N. Pintail 3 Green-winged Teal 1 Am. Wigeon 40 Greater Scaup 2 White-winged Scoter 5 Surf Scoter 100 Black Scoter 2 Ruddy Duck 7 Turkey Vulture 10 Red-tailed Hawk 12 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Ferruginous Hawk 3 Northern Harrier 1 Am. Kestrel 10 Am. Coot 3 Semipalmated Plover 1 Killdeer 60 Black-bellied Plover 1 Willet 5 Least Sandpiper 35 Long-billed Dowitcher 20 Western Sandpiper 10 Sanderling 1 Marbled Godwit 3 Glaucous-winged Gull 2 Western Gull 30 Calif. Gull 2 Ring-billed Gull 35 Mew Gull (first arr.) 1-1styr, Heermann's Gull 15 Com. Murre 1 Great Horned Owl 1 Anna's Hummingbird 2 Rufous /? Allen's Hummingbird 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 Com. Flicker 6 Acorn Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Tropical Kingbird 1 Black Phoebe 6 Say's Phoebe 2
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Pt. Reyes [cont] Oct. 9 Horned Lark Scrib Jay (nr. Fish Docks) Com. Raven Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Winter Wren Bewick's Wren Long-billed Marsh Wren Rock Wren Varied Thrush [Hermit Thrush - 1- LH, LCB] [Swainson's Thrush - 2- LH, LCB] West. Bluebird Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Water Pipit Loggerhead Shrike Eur. Starling Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Gray Warbler Townsend's Warbler Hermit Warbler Palm Warbler House Sparrow Western Meadowlark Red-winged Blackbird Tricolored Blackbird Brewer's Blackbird Brown-headed Cowbird House Finch Pine Siskin Am. Goldfinch Savannah Sparrow Hawk Sparrow Oregon Junco Clay-colored Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Golden-crowned Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Fox Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Lapland Longspur [cont] Oct. 12 Monterey Bay boat trip (>1 mi. offshore) Aeg: went directly to area where Streaked Shearwater (Puffinus leuromelas) had been seen on Oct. 9 - 10-15 mi. W. of Moss Landing over Monterey Canyon, and from there W. to mouth of Monterey Bay; then back over Monterey Canyon to petrel rafts off Moss Landing. Time: 0820-1645 Observers: Linda Hale, Dick Erickson, Summer Wilson, Guy McCaskie, Jon Dunn, Phil Unit, Elizabeth Copper, Louis Bevier, Dale Delaney, Bruce Broadbooks, Harry Sansone, Hank Brodkin, Gerald Maisel, Terry Clark, Richard Webster, Doug Morton, Dennis Parker, Art Edwards, George Bing, Jean Richmond, Bob Richmond, Bud Fry, Keiko Yamane, Doug Gamble, Ron LeValley, Bruce Sorrie, Phil Henderson, Lee Jones, Joe Morlan, Jon Winter, Ruth Lohr, Mike San Miguel, Jerry Johnson, Stuart Johnston, Gil West, Pete Rosemarin, Mira Juey, Nancy Spear, Jolaine Munch, Susan Peers Wind: 0-2 W (AM); 10-20 NW (PM) Wat: no swell, light chop AM; choppy, white caps (PM) Temp: 55-65 Sky: mostly sunny Species: Arctic Loon Fared Grebe Brown Pelican Brandt's Cormorant Green-winged Teal Pink-footed Shearwater New Zealand Shearwater Sooty Shearwater Manx Shearwater Black Storm Petrel Ashy Storm Petrel Wilson's Storm Petrel (Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel -1- GMG, RW, JM) Northern Phalarope South Polar Skua Pomarine Jaeger Western Gull Calif. Gull Heermann's Gull Sabinets Gull Arctic Tern tern (sp) Common Murre Rhinoceros Auklet Cassin's Auklet (Empathy Murrelet - 2- ) 1 2 7 3 1 8 2 2 1 4 500 19 2 3 2 8 100 6 120 100 1 4 13 1c+ 1 2 1 6 6 13 6 15 7500 600 25 15 7 4 12 1 6 2 120 100 1 4 13 1c+ 6 12 500 75 2 4 4 3 75 8 20 3t 8
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Oct. 15 Point Reyes, Marin Co., Calif Area: Drakes Beach; Abandoned Ranch; Fish Docks; small pond at FishDocks - Lighthouse Intersection; Mendoza Ranch; Hall Ranch fields; roads from Schooner Bay outwards, Time: 1015-1530 [Early AM- car problems] Observers: Linda Hale, Richard Webster, Terry Clark Wind: 10-20 W SKY: low, dense fog inhibiting visibility at Mendoza, small pond; almost a problem everywhere Temp: 55-60 Species: Common Loon 5 Com. Raven 8 Red-throated Loon 5 Red-breasted Nuthatch 2 Horned Grebe 2 Winter Wren 6 Eared Grebe 1 Bewick's Wren 1 Western Grebe 30 Western Bluebird 3 Double-crested Cormorant 3 Golden-crowned Kinglet 8 Brandt's Cormorant 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3 Pelagic Cormorant 3 Water Pipit 5 Gadwall 5 Cedar Waxwing 1 Am. Wigeon 50 Loggerhead Shrike 2 White-winged Scoter 3 Eur. Starling 300 Surf Scoter 50 Myrtle Warbler 1 Black Scoter 4 Audubon's Warbler 5 Turkey Vulture 3 Palm Warbler 2 Red-tailed Hawk 5 House Sparrow 10 Northern Harrier 2 West. Meadowlark 10 Am. Mestrel 3 Tricolored Blackbird 400 Semipalmated Plover 3 Brewer's Blackbird 100 Killdeer 10 House Finch 5 Black-bellied Plover 5 Pine Siskin 8 Com. Snipe 1 Am. Goldfinch 3 Willet 2 Savannah Sparrow 10 Least Sandpiper 40 Dark-eyed Junco 1 Dunlin 10 White-crowned Sparrow 30 Western Sandpiper 10 Golden-crowned Sparrow 75 Sanderling 3 Fox Sparrow 5 Marbled Godwit 3 Song Sparrow 4 Glaucous-winged Gull 3 Lapland Longspur 8 West. Gull 50 Calif. Gull 1 Ring-billed Gull 25 Great Horned Owl 2 Belted Kingfisher 1 Common Flicker 2 Black Phoebe 3 Horned Lark 50 Forestville Sonoma Co., Calif Area: deciduous riparian in backyard of Les and Melanie Perry, 1.3 mi. N. of Intersection of Hwy 116 x Guerneville Rd (second driveway N. of Templeton Rd). Time: 1700-1900 (dark). Observers: same Wind: 0 Temp: 60 SKY: p.c. Species: Acorn Woodpecker 3 Winter Wren 3 Scrub Jay 2 Bewick's Wren 1 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 2 N. Mockingbird 3 Bushtit 10 Am. Robin 1
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Reinsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Forestville [cont] Oct. 15 [cont] Hermit Thrush Ruby-crowned Kinglet Cedar Waxwing Hooded Warbler American Redstart Pine Siskin Rufous-sided Towhee Brown Towhee Oregon Junco Golden-crowned Sparrow Fox Sparrow Song Sparrow 1 1 10 1 1 1 1 3 2 5 5 2 Oct. 16 Monterey Bay boat trip Areg: From 1 mi. off Monterey SW of Pt. Pinos 3-4 mi. *N to Monterey Cyn and E. over canyon to 3-4 mi. off Moss Landing and S. to 1 mi. off harbor. Time: 0840-1500 Water: very rough, choppy except for 1/2 hrs in petrel raft off Moss Landing. Wind: 10-15 NW observers: Linda Hale, Richard Webster, Terry Clark, Dick Erickson, Laurence C. Binford, M. Me and John Parmeter, Arnold Small, Herb and Olga Clark, Carth Alton Donna Dithmann, Bruce Elliott, Barry Saypper, Susanne Luther, Debbie Robinson, Bill Reese, Ron Branson Species: Com. Loon Arctic Loon Eared Grebe Black-footed Albatross Northern Fulmar Pink-footed Shearwater New Zealand Shearwater Sooty Shearwater Ashy Storm Petrel Black Storm Petrel Brown Pelican Brandt's Cormorant Surf Scoter Red Phalarope Pomarine Jaeger South Polar Skua West. Gull Calif Gull Heermann's Gull Sabines Gull Com. Murre Cassins Auklet Rhinoceros Auklet Tufted Puffin 2 3 1 4 3 35 12 8 2000 6000 20 10 35 9 8 (no tailed ads.) 2 200 20 5 1 50 35 45 1 Castroville Monterey Co., Calif Areg: pond on E side of Castroville Blvd <1 mi. N of Hwy 156, The pond was fenced and filled but was nowhere near being full - only a little water was present and this was heavily overgrown around its edges with grasses, weeds and a few cattails. Time: 0710-0725; 1630-1715 Observers: Dick Erickson, Linda Hale, Terry Clark, Richard Webster + 40 o. Species: White-fronted Goose White-tailed Kite Am. Coot Killdeer Long-billed Curlew Lesser Yellowlegs Long-billed Dowitcher Common Snipe Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Dunlin Western Sandpiper Am. Avocet Northern Phalarope Mourning Dove W. Meadowlark Savannah Sparrow Water Pipit 1 1 3 8 50 2 100 1 1 1 10 8 8 10 5 5 2
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Oct. 21 Furnace Creek Ranch, Inyo Co. Calif. Area: golf course, airport ponds, Inn Time: 0700 - 1055 Observers: Linda Hale, Jon Dunn, Guy McCaslie, Elizabeth Copper, Louis Bevier Wind: O until 0900; 5-10 late SKY: sunny Temp: 65-80 Species: Eared Grebe 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 Western Grebe 1 Water Pipit 75 Pied-billed Grebe 2 Cedar Waxwing 2 Great Blue Heron 1 Eur. Starling 50 Green Heron 1 Audubon's Warbler 12 Am. Bittern 1 (Com. Yellownoth - 2 - JD) Canada Goose 1 House Sparrow 100 N. Pintail 10 West. Meadowlarn 10 Green-winged Teal 50 Yellow-headed Blackbird 1 Blue-winged Teal 1 Red-winged Blackbird 75 Cinnamon Teal 2 Brewer's Blackbird 250 Am. Wigeon 8 Great-tailed Grackle 1 Wood Duck 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 25 Redhead 1 Western Tanager 1 Ring-necked Duck 1 Cassin's Finch 1 Ruddy Duck 2 House Finch 5 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 Pine Siskin 2 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Lesser Goldfinch 1 Am. Coot 30 Lawrence's Goldfinch 1 Killdeer 20 Evening Grosbeam 1 Mountain Plover 3 Savannah Sparrow 30 Mourning Dove 40 White-crowned Sparrow 100 Greater Roadrunner 1 [Golden-crowned Sparrow - 1 - JD, GMC] Com. Flicker 7 Lincoln's Sparrow 10 hybrid flicker 1 Swamp Sparrow 1 Red-naped Sapsucker 3 Song Sparrow 5 Say's Phoebe 3 Black Phoebe 2 (Horned Lark - 9 - JD) Com. Raven 20 (Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1-JD) Winter Wren 1 Long-billed Marsh Wren 8 Bewick's Wren 2 Am. Robin 8 Stovepipe Wells, Inyo Co, Calif Time: 1230-1310 Wind: 2-5 SKY: sunny Temp: 85 Observers: Linda Hale, Jon Dunn Species: Eared Grebe 1 Water Pipit 1 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Eur. Starling 4 Green-winged Teal 14 Audubon's Warbler 2 Blue-winged Teal 1 House Sparrow 30 Wood Duck 2 Red-winged Blackbird 3 Killdeer 3 Brewer's Blackbird 2 Say's Phoebe 1 Savannah Sparrow 2 Com Raven 1 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 Bewick's Wren 2 Am. Robin 1
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Oct. 21 Mesquite Springs, Inyo Co., Calif [cont] Time: 1410-1430 Species: Observed: [Com. Raven - 1 - LH) Linda Hale, Jon Dunn Bewick's Wren 1 Com. Yellowthroat 1 Rock Wren 1 Red-winged Blackbird 1 Am. Robin 1 Lesser Goldfinch Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4 White-crowned Sparrow 3 [Logghehead Shrimp - 1 - LH] [Brewer's Sparrow - 1 - JB] Orange-crowned Warbler 2 Audubon's Warbler 6 Black-throated Gray Warbler 1 Scotty's Castle, Inyo Co., Calif Time: 1435-1625 Temp: 75 Sky: sunny Wind: 0-5 Observers: Linda Hale, Jon Dunn, Guy McCaslie, Louis Bevier, Elizabeth Coppe Species: Virginia Rail 1 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Greater Roadrunner 1 Audubon's Warbler 10 Red-naped Sapsucker 2 [Wilson's Warbler - 1-GMcC] Red-breasted Sapsucker 1 House Sparrow 5 Black Phoebe 1 Brewer's Blackbird 2 Com. Raven 5 Brown-headed Cowbird 2 Bewick's Wren 3 Pine Siskin 1 Long-billed Marsh Wren 2 Savannah Sparrow 4 Am. Robin 12 White-crowned Sparrow 5 Hermit Thrush 1 Fox Sparrow 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 Eur. Starling 5 Song Sparrow 2 Oct. 22 East Mojave Desert, San Bernardino Co., Calif Area 1: Fort Piute, Last night strong rains in the area created devastating flash floods which damaged most of the roads in Piute and Lanfair Valleys. The powerline road near Ft. Piute was completely washed out by Piute Wash. Ft. Piute itself looked like a river bed full of rocks and gravel. All the undergrowth was removed - cattails, Baccharis and small willows all gone - only the larger shrubs and trees remained and even some of those were toppled. The clearing was so extensive that areas which were at one time near impenetrable undergrowth were now completely open and easy walking. The cotton woods were not harmed. Time: 0800-1200 (walk in from powerline road) Observers: Linda Hale, Jon Dunn, Steve Cardiff, Sid England. Wind: 2-20 E Sky: sunny Temp: 50-75 Species: Cooper's Hawk 1 Varied Thrush 1 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Townsend's Solitaire 1 Gambell's Quail 4 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 12 Mourning Dove 1 Cedar Waxwing 2 Ladder-backed Woodpecker 1 Water Pipit 3 Say's Phoebe 1 Solitary Vireo (Cassinii) 1 Verdin 2 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Winter Wren 1 Audubon's Warbler 8 House Wren 1 Hooded Warbler 1 Rock Wren 5 Cassin's Finch 1 Am. Robin 12 House Finch 2 Hermit Thrush 8 Evening Grosbeak 3
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal East Mojave Desert [cont] Oct.22 [cont] Lesser Goldfinch 2 Pine Siskin 18 Sage Sparrow 2 Dark-eyed Junco 4 Bobcat 1 Fox Sparrow (Eastern race) 1 White-crowned Sparrow 20 Golden-crowned Sparrow 2 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 Area 2: Lanfair Valley - from edge of Piate Range along gasoline Rd. to Juanph Rd. to Ford's Dry Lake and from there N. along Woods Wash to Cedar Cyn Rd. Most of the time was spent in the barren, disturbed area at the extreme E. edge of Piute V. just S of Piute Gorge at the edge of the Piute Range. The rains had created a large area of standing water here. Time: 1330-1700 Observers: same Wind: 5-20 N Sky: clear Temp: 60-70 Species: Red-tailed Hawk 1 Killdeer 4 Sayls Phoeba 1 Burrowing Owl (Ford Dry L) 1 Sage Thrasher 7 Horned Lark 80 Loggerhead Shrike 1 Water Pipit 250 West. Meadowlark 9 Species: Savannah Sparrow 1 Vesper Sparrow 2 Sage Sparrow 1 Brewer's Sparrow 6 McCown's Longspur 1 Chestnut-collared Longspur (Ford Dry L) 2 Area 3: Kelso - very briefly at sunset - Brown Thrasher 1, [Cooper's Hawk] Oct.23 East Mojave Desert Area 1: Kelso Time: 0730-1130 Observers: Linda Hale, Jon Dunn, Steve Cardiff Sid England, Doug Morton, Gregg Morton Wind: calm until 0930; 5-10 after Temp: 50-80 Sky: sunny Species: Northern Harrier 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 [Mourning Dove - 3 - JD] Ground Dove 1 Red-naped Sapsucker 3 Sayls Phoeba 1 Black Phoeba 1 Horned Lark 5 Com. Raven 1 Verdin 1 N. Mockingbird 2 Brown Thrasher 1 Am. Robin 10 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 15 Phainopepla 17 Cedar Waxwing 4 Fur. Starlings 15 Philadelphia Vireo 1 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Audubon's Warbler 50 Myrtle Warbler 2 Black-throated Blue Warbler 17 [Am. Redstart - 1? - sc] Evening Grosbeak 17 House Finch 25 Pine Siskin 2 Am. Goldfinch 18 Lesser Goldfinch 2 Savannah Sparrow 1 Dark-eyed Junco 1 White-crowned Sparrow 10 [Chipping Sparrow - 1 - JD] [Fox Sparrow - 1 - SC] Lincoln's Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 1 House Sparrow 20 Brown-headed Cowbird 2 Brewer's Blackbird 8 Red-winged Blackbird 14
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Oct.23 East Mojave Desert [cont] Area 2: Lanfair Valley: Cedar Cyn Rd to gasoline Rd to extreme E. edge of Lanfair V (same spot as yesterday) and return. Most of the time was again spent at the disturbed area, Lanfair V is lush with grass this year - tall (6"-2ft) bunch grasses carpet much of the area E. of Juanpah Rd. Time: 1230-1530 Observers: same wind: 0-2 Sky: sunny Temp: 75 Species: Red-tailed Hawk 2 Water Pipit 40 Am. Nestrel 2 [Loggerhead Shrike - 2 - JD] Killdeer 3 Horned Lark 150 Mountain Plover 8 West Meadowlawn 2 Ladder-backed Woodpecker 1 Savannah Sparrow 20 Say's Phoebe 1 [Black-throated Sparrow - 1 - JD] [BAN] Swallow - 1- JD, SC, DM et al.] McConnel's Longspur 2 Com. Raven 1 Chestnut-collared Longspur 5 Rock Wren 1 Mountain Bluebird 50 Area 3: Cedar Canyon: Mourning Dove 1, Pinyon Jay 1 Area 4: Baker Sewage Ponds - dried taille 1/2 mi. S. Baker. Time: 1815-1835 Observers: same Species: Western Grebe 2 Killdeer 2 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Com. Snipe 1 Green-winged Teal 1 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Ruddy Duck 1 Least Sandpiper 2 Am. Coot 12 Long-billed Marsh Wren 1 Area 5: Kelbahr Rd, Baker -> Nelson species: Common Poorwill 5 Le Conte's Thrasher 1 (1800) + Baker : Lesser Nighthawk 2 Oct.24 East Mojave Desert Area 1: Nelson Time: 0720-0925 Observers: Linda Hale wind: 5-10 until 0830; calm after Sky: sunny Temp: 50-70 Species: Red-tailed Hawk 1 Brewster's Blackbird 5 Killdeer 1 Evening Grosbein 1 Ground Dove 1 House Finch 40 Red-naped Sapsucker 2 Am. Goldfinch Red-breasted Sapsucker 1 lesser Goldfinch Red-naped x Red-breasted S. 1 Lawrence's Goldfinch Ladder-backed Woodpecker 1 Pine Siskin Say's Phoebe 2 White-crowned Sparrow Black Phoebe Lincoln's Sparrow Horned Lark 1 Com. Raven 1 N. Mockingbird 1 Brown Thrasher 1 Am. Robin 6 Hermit Thrush 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 15 Eur. Starling 25 Philadelphia Vireo 1 Audubon's Warbler 40 Myrtle Warbler 1 House Sparrow 40 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 Area 2: Granite Pass: Anna's Hummingbird 2
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Oct. 24 Qadi2 San Bernardino Co, Calif [cont] Area: EH. McConnell Ranch Time: 1045-1125 Observers: same wind: 0 Temp: 80 Sky: clear Species: Mourning Dove 2 Audubon's Warbler 5 White-winged Dove 1 Com. Yellowthroat 1 Annals Hummingbird 1 House Sparrow 15 Com. Flicker 1 West. Meadowlark 1 Red-naped Sapsucker 1 Red-winged Blackbird 3 ♀ Say's Phoebe 1 Lesser Goldfinch 2 Am. Robin 4 White-crowned Sparrow 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 + Yucca Valley Golf Course: Evening Grosbeak 1, Mountain Chickadee 1, Golden-crSparrow 1 Oct. 29 Lake Merritt Oakland Alameda Co. Calif Area: Embarcadero area of the lake + brief looks elsewhere Time: 1015-1100 Observers: Linda Hale Wind: 0 Sky: pc. Rain all last night Temp: 60 Species: Eared Grebe 6 Am. Coot 500 Pied-billed Grebe 4 Western Gull 3 Brown Pelican 15 Glaucous-winged Gull 2 Double-crested Cormorant 120 Ring-billed Gull 150 Great Egret 2 Forster's Tern 15 Snowy Egret 2 Rock Dove 5 Black-crowned Night Heron 1 Fur. Starling 1 Mallard 50 Purple Siskin 1 Gadwall 1 N. Pintail 2 Tufted Duck 2 Canvasback 60 Greater Scap (mostly ♀♂) 75 Lesser Scap 15 Bufflehead 4 Ruddy Duck 200 Oct. 30 Monterey area, Monterey Co. Calif. Area: Walk from Hwy 1 along Carmel River to near its mouth (0740-1130, 1230-1400 - looking for Yellow-throated Warbler seen yesterday); brief stops at Crespi Pond, Nelsons feeder on Crocker Av, Coast Guard Pier, Carmel River Beach Time: 0730-1130, 1230-1600 Observers: Millie and John Parmeter Temp: 55-65 Sky: pc, mostly sunny Wind: 2-15 NW Species: Common Loon 8 Am. Wigeon 4 Red-throated Loon 2 Surf Scoter 400 Red-necked Grebe 1(BP) (White-winged Scoter - 1-JP) Eared Grebe 5 Cooper's Hawk 1 Western Grebe 150 Red-tailed Hawk 1 shearwater (sp) 2 Calif Quail 3 Brown Pelican 150 Am. Coot 50 Brandt's Cormorant 200 Snowy Plover 2 Pelagic Cormorant 10 Killdeer 5 Mallard 10 Black Turnstone 5 N. Pintail 2 Com. Snipe 1 Green-winged Teal 2 Willet 2 Cinnamon Teal 2 Greater Yellowlegs 3
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Monterey area [cont] Oct.30 [cont] Least Sandpiper 4 Red Phalarope 200 [Parasitic-JTegro-1od-MP,JP] Glaucous-winged Gull 1 Western Gull 300 Calif. Gull 150 Heermann's Gull 100 Bonaparte's Gull 10 Elegant Tern 25 Com. Murre 10 Band-tailed Pigeon 15 Rock Dove 2 Mourning Dove 8 Anna's Hummingbird 6 [Selasphorus (sp) - 1- MP, JP] Belted Kingfisher 3 Com. Flicker 3 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Black Phoebe 3 Say's Phoebe 1 [Western Flycatcher - 1- JP, ME] Scrub Jay 2 Steller's Jay 1 Com. Crow 8 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 30 Bushtit 25 [Red-breasted Nuthatch-1-JP] Wrentit 2 Winter Wren 8 House Wren 1 Bewick's Wren 4 N. Mockingbird 1 Am. Robin 3 Hermit Thrush 7 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 Cedar Waxwing 5 House Sparrow 15 Eur. Starling 5 Hutton's Vireo 4 Philadelphia Vireo 1 Warbling Vireos (late) 1 [Black-and-white Warbler - 1- JP] Orange-crowned Warbler 3 [Nashville Warbler - 1- MP] Myrtle Warbler 15 Audubon's Warbler 8 Townsend's Warbler 5 Black-throated Gray Warbler 1 Tennessee Warbler 2 Com. Yellowthroat 1 Red-winged Blackbird 10 Brewer's Blackbird 25 Evening Grosbeak 2 Purple Finch 3 House Finch 40 Pine Siskin 2 Am. Goldfinch 5 Rufous-sided Towhee 2 Brown Towhee 4 White-crowned Sparrow 3 Golden-crowned Sparrow 25 Fox Sparrow 5 Song Sparrow 5 + Castroville : Cattle Egret 1 (found on Castroville Bud - overhead) Nov.6 Monterey Area, Monterey Co., Calif Area: Carmel Rivermouth from Hwy 1 to near the mouth (0800-1200); Washington Park ; Pt. Pinos Cemetery ; Pt. Pinos - Crespi Pond; Lovells Point; Hopkins Marine Station ; Monterey Harbor (both piers). Time : 0745 - 1715. Observers: Linda Hale, Joe Modan Wind: 5-20 NW, ocean very rough, wind very strong along shoreline SKy: clear Temp: 50-60 Species: Common Loon 15 Sooty/Short-tailed Shearwater 8 Arctic Loon 1500+ Marxs Shearwater 2 Red-throated Loon 8 Leach's Storm Petrel 1 Red-necked Grebe 2 Brown Pelican 50 Horned Grebe 5 Brandt's Cormorant 150 Eared Grebe 8 Pelagic Cormorant 20 Western Grebe 150 Great Blue Heron 1 Pied-billed Grebe 8 Black-crowned Night Heron 2 Northern Fulmar 50 (3 white) Mallard 25 New Zealand Shearwater 3 N. Pintail 5 Sooty Shearwater 10 Green-winged Teal 30
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Monterey area [cont] Nov. 6 Cinnamon Teal 1 Am. Wigeon 1 [cont] [Goldspugh - 1- JM] White-winged Scoter 40 surf Scoter 800 Black Scoter 7 Red-breasted Merganser 3 Cooper's Hawk 1 Peregrine Falcon 1 Am. Coot 100 killdeer 3 Black-bellied Plover 2 Ruddy Turnstone 1 Black Turnstone 15 Whimbrel 2 Willet 100 Least Sandpiper 5 Sanderting 10 Red Phalarope 200 [Leomarine Jaeger - 1- JM] Parasitic Jaeger 4 Glaucous-winged Gull 5 Western Gull 400 California Gull 300 Mew Gull 200 Bonapartes Gull 500 Heermann's Gull 500 Black-legged Kittiwalle 6 Sabinels Gull 1 Common/Arctic Tern 1 Elegant Tern 30 Common Murre 150 Rhinoceros Auklet 1 Cassins Auklet 10 Band-tailed Pigeon 10 Rock Dove 25 Mourning Dove 6 Annals Hummingbird 10 Belted Kingfisher 2 Common Flickle 4 Acorn Woodpecker 5 Hairy Woodpecker 3 Downy Woodpecker 3 + Salinas River x Hwy 1: Nuttall's Woodpecker 1 Merlin 1 Black Phoebe 4 Arctic Tern 1 Stellar's Jay 2 Scrub Jay 12 Common Crow 6 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 45 Bushtit 20 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 Pygmy Nuthatch 5 Brown Creeper 3 Wrentit 3 House Wren 1 Winter Wren -5 Bewick's Wren -5 N. Mockingbird 1 Am. Robin 2 Varied Thrush 4 Hermit Thrush 12 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3 golden-crowned Kinglet 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 30 Water Pipit 2 Cedar Waxwing 1 Eur. Starling 25 Autton's Vireo 3 Black-and-white Warbler 1 Tennessee Warbler 2 Orange-crowned Warbler 3 Nashville Warbler 1 Myrtle Warbler 20 Audubon's Warbler 8 Townsend's Warbler 15 Black-throated Green Warbler 1 Bay-breasted Warbler 1 Wilsons Warbler 1 American Redstart 1 Red-winged Blackbird 15 Brewer's Blackbird 25 Purple Finch 4 House Finch 5 Pine Siskin 1 Am. Goldfinch 5 Rufous-sided Towhee 4 Brown Towhee 8 Oregon Junco 20 White-crowned Sparrow 10 golden-crowned Sparrow 30 Fox Sparrow 5 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 6
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Nov. 9 Holland Tract, Contra Costa Co., Calif. Area: pig farm on Holland Tract Rd + road to Holland Tract Pheasant Club Time: 0930-1045 Wind: 0 Sky: clear, some high clouds, sunny Temp: 62 Observers: Linda Hale, Garth Alton Species: Red-tailed Hawk 2 Am. Mestrel 1 Turkey Vulture 1 Am. Coot 50 Killdeer 1 Herring Gull 50 Thayer's Gull 10 Calif. Gull 200 Ring-billed Gull 1000 Mew Gull 1 Rock Dove 25 Com. Flicker 5 Black Phoebe 1 Com. Crow 2 Scrub Jay 1 N. Mockingbird 1 Varied Thrush 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 Eur. Starlings 500 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Audubon's Warbler 1 Com. Yellowthroat 1 Red-winged Blackbird 30 Brewer's Blackbird 25 House Finch 1 Rufous-sided Towhee 5 White-crowned Sparrow 1 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 Am. Goldfinch 2 Lake Merritt, Oakland, Alameda Co., Calif Area: Embarcadero end of Lake to the zoo Observers: Linda Hale Time: 1300-1430 Wind: 0 Temp: 70 Sky: clear, sunny some high clouds Species: Eared Grebe 5 West. Grebe 1 Pied-billed Grebe 15 Brown Pelican 15 Double-crested Cormorant 260 Great Egret 4 Snowy Egret 2 [Black-crowned Night Heron - 1- LH] Mallard (? many females?) 4+ N. Pintail 4 N. Shoveler 1 Canvasback 200 Tufted Duck 2 Greater Scaup 20 Lesser Scaup 500 Com. Goldeneye 15 Barrow's Goldeneye [28, 17] 3 Bufflehead 20 White-winged Scoter 3 Surf Scoter 10 Ruddy Duck 300 Am. Coot 300 Glaucous-winged Gull 5 West. Gull 10 Thayer's Gull 1 Calif. Gull 15 Ring-billed Gull 150 Mew Gull 10 Forster's Tern 1 Rock Dove 100 Anna's Hummingbird 1 Cedar Waxwing 3 Audubon's Warbler 1 House Sparrow 25 Nov. 13 Monterey area, Monterey Co., California Area: Carmel River from Hwy 1 to near mouth, 0800-1230; Pt. Pinos - Crespi Pond area (1300-1545 - 2hrs 13/4 hrs sea watch); Hopkins Marine Station Coast Guard Pier . Time: 0750-1700 Observers: Linda Hale, Dick Erickson, Brian McCaffery Wind: 2-10 W Sky: clear, sunny Temp: 60-65 Water: at Pt. Pinos - no chop but enormous swells limited horizon Species: Common Loon 10 Arctic Loon 1900 Red-throated Loon 4 Western Grebe 100 Pied-billed Grebe 2 Northern Fulmar 20 (1 white) New Zealand Shearwater 2 Sooty Shearwater 12
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Nov. 13 Monterey area [cont] [cont] short-tailed Shearwater 1 Manx Shearwater 112 Brown Pelican 25 Brandt's Cormorant 200 Pelagic Cormorant 20 (Black-crowned Night Heron - 1-BM) Mallard 10 Gadwall 2 N. Pintail 8 Green-winged Teal 15 Cinnamon Teal 1 White-winged Scoter 8 Surf Scoter 200 Red-breasted Merganser 3 Cooper's Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 (Northern Harrier - 1-LH) (Virginia Rail - 1-DE) Sora 3 Am. Coot 30 Black Oystercatcher 12 Killdeer 3 Black-bellied Plover 5 Surfbird 8 Ruddy Turnstone 2 Black Turnstone 60 Common Snipe 2 Whimbrel 4 Wandering Tattler 3 Willet 15 Least Sandpiper 5 Long-billed Dowitcher 8 Marbled Godwit 1 Red Phalarope 3000 Pomarine Jaeger 2 Glaucous-winged Gull 15 Western Gull 400 Herring Gull 1 Calif. Gull 600 Mew Gull 25 Bonaparte's Gull 25 Heermann's Gull 300 Black-legged Kittiwake 10 Elegant Tern 5 Com. Murre 800 Pigeon Guillemot 1 Rhinoceros Auklet 3 Rock Dove 5 Anna's Hummingbird 5 Belted Kingfisher 4 (Red-breasted Sapsucker - 1-DE) Nuttall's Woodpecker 1 Black Phoebe 6 Scrub Jay 5 Com. Crow 15 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 15 Bushtit 20 Wrentit 1 House Wren 1 Winter Wren 7 Bewick's Wren 4 Long-billed Marsh Warbler 1 Am. Robin 1 Hermit Thrush 15 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 15 Water Pipit 1 Cedar Waxwing 15 Eur. Starling 1000 Hutton's Vireo 3 Black-and-white Warbler 1 Tennessee Warbler 2 Orange-crowned Warbler 2 Nashville Warbler 1 Myrtle Warbler 15 Audubon's Warbler 10 Black-throated Gray Warbler 1 Townsend's Warbler 2 Palm Warbler 2 Wilson's Warbler 1 Red-winged Blackbird 5 Brewer's Blackbird 50 Purple Finch 3 House Finch 15 Pine Siskin 2 Am. Goldfinch 2 Rufous-sided Towhee 1 Brown Towhee 4 Savannah Sparrow 1 Chipping Sparrow 1 White-crowned Sparrow 10 Golden-crowned Sparrow 30 Fox Sparrow 8 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 8 (Mevlin - 1-DE - over water at Pt. Pinos) + Salinas River Valley Tree/Violet-green Swallow 1
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Nov. 16 Lake Merced, San Francisco Co., Calif Areg: SE corner of L. Merced at the old bridge Time: 1130-1215 Observers: Linda Hale wind: O Temp: 70 Sky: clear species: Eared Grebe Western Grebe Red-billed Grebe Double-crested Cormorant Lesser Scaup Bufflehead Ruddy Duck Red-tailed Hawk Am. Coot Killdeer Glaucous-winged Gull Western Gull California Gull Ring-billed Gull Mew Gull Franklin's Gull Bonaparte's Gull Com. Flicter 10 10 15 10 10 2 100 1 25 1 30 800 800 2 3 1 5 1 Tropical Kingbird Scrub Jay Chestnut-backed Chickadee Pygmy Nuthatch long-billed Marsh Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet Water Pipit Pine Siskin Red Crossbill Savannah Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco White-crowned Sparrow Golden-crowned Sparrow Song Sparrow Com. Yellowthroat 1 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 5 5 5 1 Nov. 19 Bolinas Lagoon, Marin Co., Calif. Areg: mouth of Pine Gulch Creek; houses W of Mesa Rd x Overlook Rd (looking for E. Phoebe seen here ~2 days ago); mouth of lagoon & Bolinas Sewage Ponds (No attempt made to examine waterbirds on lagoon). Time: 0640-1030 Observers: Linda Hale, Pick Erickson, Mike and John Parmeter, Tide: +6 at ~0700 wind: 5-15 NW Temp: 40-50 Sky: clear species: Common Loon Red-throated Loon Brown Pelican Double-crested Cormorant Snowy Egret Mallard Gadwall N. Pintail Green-winged Teal Am. Wigeon scaup (sp) Bufflehead Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Red-breasted Merganser Turkey Vulture White-tailed Kite Red-tailed Hawk Rough-legged Hawk Cooper's Hawk Sharp-shinned Hawk Peregrine Falcon Merlin Am. Mestel 1 1 10 5 1 5 5 25 5 200 10 5 2 2 2 82 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 Calif. Gull Killdeer Black-bellied Plover Greater Yellowlegs Willet Marbled Godwit peep (sp) Least Sandpiper Com. Snipe Glaucous-winged Gull Western Gull Calif Gull Mew Gull Bonaparte's Gull Anna's Hummingbird Belted Kingfisher Com. Flicter Black Phoebe Say's Phoebe Com Crow Scrub Jay Chestnut-backed Chickadee Wrenfit Winter Wren 2 5 1 2 10 10 300 3 4 2 25 10 200 20 2 1 2 6 2 10 2 2 1 1 1
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Remsen, J.N. 1977 Journal Bolinas Lagoon Nov.19 Long-billed Marsh Wren N. Mockingbird Varied Thrush Am. Robin West. Bluebird Ruby-crowned Kinglet- Water Pipit Loggerhead Shrike Eur. Starling Hutton's Vireo Yellow-rumped Warbler-Townsend's Warbler-West. Meadowlark-Brewer's Blackbird 7 2 2 1 5 3 5 1 10 1 10 1 30 5 [cont] Red-winged Blackbird Purple Finch House Finch Pine Siskin Pine Goldfinch Savannah Sparrow Sharp-tailed Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Golden-crowned Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Song Sparrow Western Grebe Eared Grebe 50 5 5 5 5 2 1 30 15 1 5 5 1 Point Reyes, Marin Co. California Area: walked 2.9+ miles at Pt. Reyes Beach North and Pt. Reyes Beach South (Looking for Snow Bunting seen 2 days ago) for almost all of the time spent here; Fish Docks (very briefly); Drakes Beach (briefly); Hall Ranch (briefly) Time: 1115-1645 Observers: same Wind: 5-15 NW Temp: 45-50 Sky: clear Species: Common Loon Arctic Loon Red-throated Loon Horned Grebe Western Grebe Brown Pelican Brandt's Cormorant Am. Wigeon Green-winged Teal Scup (sp) White-winged Scoter Surf Scoter Black Scoter Red-breasted Merganser Turkey Vulture Red-tailed Hawk Rough-legged Hawk Ferruginous Hawk Am. Mestrel Killdeer Am. Golden Plover Snowy Plover Willett Sanderling Glaucous-winged Gull 8 150 5 1 10 15 15 6 10 10 40 100 6 3 5 4 4 1 2 15 1 4 1 2 3 Western Gull Calif. Gull Mew Gull Heermann's Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Com. Murre Ancient Murrelet Rhinoceros Auklet Black Phoebe Say's Phoebe Horned Lark Com. Raven Golden-crowned Kinglet Water Pipit Audubon's Warbler W. Meadowlark House Finch Savannah Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Song Sparrow Chestnut-collared Longspur Lapland Longspur beach washups - 4 dam N.Fulmars, 1 Short-tailed Shearwater 25 100 5 20+5 15 8 2 1 3 1 10 5 1 15 75 15 25 3 1 6 Nov.20 Monticello Dam, Yolo Co. Calif Area: walk from Hwy 128 up to base of dam on Yolo Co. side of Putah Creek (too look for Snow Buntings seen here yesterday). Time: 0745-0930 Wind: O Temp: 40-45 Sky: highovercast, some sun Observers: Linda Hale, Don Roberson, Dave DeSante, Miltet John Parmeter, Alan Craig, Steve Layman, Jerri Langham,
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Monticello Dam [cont] Nov. 20 [cont] Species: Common Merganser Red-tailed Hawk Spotted Sandpiper Belted Kingfisher Anna's Hummingbird Com. Flicker Black Phoebe Scrub Jay Am. Dipper (Solano Co. side) Rock Wren Hermit Thrush Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 4 Townsend's Solitaire Audubon's Warbler Brown Towhee Oregon Junco Snow Bunting 1 1 1 2 1 Nov. 23 Mesquite Spring, Inyo Co., Calif Time: 0630-0800, 0845-0900 Wind: 10-20 N Temp: 35-40 Species: Cooper's Hawk Com. Raven Bewick's Wren Rock Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet Eur. Starling Orange-crowned Warbler Myrtle Warbler Observers: Linda Hale, Don Roberson Sky: clear House Finch Pine Siskin Am. Goldfinch White-crowned Sparrow Fox Sparrow 1 1 1 5 1 1 2 5 1 Scotty's Castle, Inyo Co., Calif. Time: 0800-0845 Observer: same Wind: 5-15 N Temp: 40 Sky: clear Species: Am. Coot Ruby-crowned Kinglet House Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Golden-crowned Sparrow Song Sparrow 1 3 2 5 1 3 Furnace Creek Ranch, Inyo Co., Calif. Time: 1000-1600 Observed: same Wind: 0 Temp: 55-65 Sky: clear Species: Pied-billed Grebe Green Heron Canada Goose Mallard Gadwall Green-winged Teal Blue-winged Teal Am. Wigeon N. Shoveler Wood Duck Canvasback Lesser Scaup Com. Goldeneye Barrow's Goldeneye Bufflehead Ruddy Duck [Cooper's Hawk - 1-DR] Red-tailed Hawk 2 1 2 30 6 4 1 8 1 18 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Am. Kestrel Am. Coot (Virginia Rail - 1-DR) Killdeer Mourning Dove Greater Roadrunner Red-shafted Flicker Black Phoebe Say's Phoebe Tree Swallow Cliff Swallow Com. Raven Winter Wren Long-billed Marsh Wren Am. Robin (Varied Thrush - 1-LH) Ruby-crowned Kinglet Water Pipit 1 50 2 1 1 1 4 2 3 1 1 35 1 8 2 3 5
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Furnace Creek Ranch [cont] Nov.23 Eur. Starling 1500 Audubon's Warbler 16 House Sparrow 15 W.Meadowlark 30 Red-winged Blackbird 2 Brewer's Blackbird 75 Brown-headed Cowbird 4 House Finch 15 [Am. Goldfinch - 1- DR] Savannah Sparrow 3 White-crowned Sparrow 200 Golden-crowned Sparrow 1 Harris' Sparrow 2 Lincoln's Sparrow 4 Swamp Sparrow - 1- DR Song Sparrow 5 Nov.25 San Bernardino Mountains, San Bernardino Co., Calif Area: Grass Valley Lake (Chr. Big L. Arrowhead); Big Bear Lake; Baldwin Lake Time: 0830-1400 Observers: Linda Hale, Jon Dunn, Kimball Garrett Wind: 0-5 SMY: clear Temp: 55-70 Species: Common Loon 1 Eared Grebe 25 Canada Goose 4 Mallard 25 Gadwall 25 N. Pintail 100 Green-winged Teal 25 Am. Wigeon 500 European Wigeon 1 Ring-necked Duck 150 Lesser Scaup 25 Redhead 10 Canvasback 500 Common Goldeneye 3 Bufflehead 3 N. Shoveler 35 Ruddy Duck 600 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Rough-legged Hawk 3 Ferruginous Hawk 2 Merlin 1 Am. Nestrel 1 Am. Coot 10,000 Calif. Gull 60 Ring-billed Gull 15 Band-tailed Pigeon 16 Annals Hummingbird 2 Hairy Woodpecker 3 White-headed Woodpecker 1 Horned Lark 150 Steller's Jay 5 Com. Raven 4 Mountain Chickadee 5 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Brown Creeper 1 Am. Robin 1 West. Bluebird 3 Pygmy Nuthatch 3 Water Pipit 75 Eur. Starling 5 Myrtle Warbler 1 Oregon Junco 2 Savannah Sparrow 10 Chestnut-collared Longspur 25 Nov.26 Tijuana River Valley, San Diego Co., Calif. Area: gravel ponds along Dairyman Rd.; 19th St. Ditch; Wendover Ranch; Border Field St.Park from ends of Monument Rd. and Sunset; "clump" on Monument Rd. Observers: Linda Hale Time: 0945-1715 Temp: 80-85 SMY: clear Wind: 0-5 W Species: Pied-billed Grebe 1 Brown Pelican 1 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Great Blue Heron 4 Green Heron 1 Little Blue Heron 1 Snowy Egret 30 Cattle Egret 12 Reddish Egret 1 Green-winged Teal 3 Lesser Scaup 1 Bufflehead 1 Ruddy Duck 1 White-tailed Kite 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Accipiter (sp) 1
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Tijuana River Valley [cont] Nov.26 Red-tailed Hawk Northern Harrier Am.Mestrel Calif. Quail Sora Com. Gallinule Am. Coot Killdeer Com. Snipe Long-billed Curlew Willet Greater Yellowlegs Least Sandpiper Dunlin Marbled Godwit gull (sp) Ring-billed Gull Forster's Tern Rock Dove Com. Ground Dove Mourning Dove Short-eared Owl Anna's Hummingbird Belted Kingfisher Black Phoebe Sayls Phoebe Horned Lark Tree Swallow Scrub Jay Bushkit Wrentit House Wren Bewick's Wren Long-billed Marsh Wren N. Mockingbird Calif. Thrasher Hermit Thrush Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Water Pipit Loggerhead Shrike Eur. Starling Orange-crowned Warbler Audubon's Warbler Townsend's Warbler Com. Yellowthroat Wilson's Warbler House Sparrow W. Meadowlark Red-winged Blackbird Brewer's Blackbird blackbird (sp) House Finch Am. Goldfinch Lesser Goldfinch Green-tailed Towhee Brown Towhee Rufous-sided Towhee Savannah Sparrow Oregon Junco White-crowned Sparrow Fox Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Song Sparrow 2 4 250 4 1000 1 30 3 2 1 15 20 400 90 - 1006 35 2 1 7 1 100 1 12 1 5 1 3 +San Diego River mouth: Reddish Egret 1, Brant 150 Dec. 4 Monterey area, Monterey Co. Calif Areq: from Hwy1 to mouth of Carmel River (0720-1100); Pt.Pinos, Crespi Pond, Lovel's Pt., Hopkins Marine Station and several stops in between. Coast Guard Pier. Time: 0720-1700 Observed: Tom Valega (Maryland) Temp: 55-65 SKY: clear, some intermittent fog at Pt. Pinos Wind: along Carmel River, 5-10 W, except for ~1 hr. mid-morning calm; 0-5 W Pacific Grove Water (Pt.Pinos: moderate chop and swells. Species: Common Loon Arctic Loon Red-throated Loon Red-necked Grebe Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Western Grebe Pied-billed Grebe Northern Fulmar ? Pink-footed Shearwater (distant) Sooty Shearwater Short-tailed Shearwater 500+ 3 5 20 5 60 4 150 (15 up) 1 4 2
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Monterey area [cont] Dec.4 Sooty/Short-tailed Shearwater 25 Brown Pelican 85 Brandt's Cormorant 250 Pelagic Cormorant 100 Great Blue Heron 2 Mallard 4 N. Pintail 4 Green-winged Teal 40 Wood Duck 1? Oldsquaw 1 White-winged Scoter 20 Surf Scoter 100 Red-breasted Merganser 12 (1+8) White-tailed Kite 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Sora 1 Am. Coot 20 Hilldeer 4 Black-bellied Plover 15 Surfbird 2 Ruddy Turnstone 2 Black Turnstone 30 Corn. Snipe 3 Whimbrel 1 Wandering Tattler 1 Willet 40 Sanderling 10 Red Phalarope 500+ Pomarine Jaeger 5 Parasitic Jaeger 2 Glaucons-winged Gull 15 Western Gull 600 Herring Gull 2 Thayer's Gull 1 California Gull 800 Mew Gull 80 Bonaparte's Gull 13 Heermann's Gull 800 Black-legged Kittiwake 100 Common Murree 500+ murrelet (sp) 2 Cassin's Auklet 3 Rhinoceros Auklet 1000+ Mourning Dove 4 Annas Hummingbird 6 Belted Kingfisher 1 Corn. Flicker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 Black Phoebe 3 Scrub Jay 1 Corn. Crow 20 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 15 Pygmy Nuthatch 2 Wrentit 3 House Wren 1 Winter Wren 5 Bewick's Wren 3 Am. Robin 5 Hermit Thrush 12 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 10 Water Pipit 4 Eur. Starling 300 Hutton's Vireo 1 Tennessee Warbler 1 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Myrtle Warbler 20 Audubon's Warbler 10 Townsend's Warbler 2 Wilson's Warbler 2 Red-winged Blackbird 10 Brewer's Blackbird 30 Brown-headed Cowbird 4 Purple Finch 4 House Finch 16 Pine Siskin 4 Lesser Goldfinch 2 Rufous-sided Towhee 2 Brown Towhee 4 White-crowned Sparrow 5 Golden-crowned Sparrow 50 Fox Sparrow 10 Lincoln's Sparrow 4 Song Sparrow 20 Dec.10 Angwin area, Napa Co., Calif Area: forest around Angwin, Howell Mtn. Road, Little Hennessey Time: 645-1600 Observers: Linda Hale, John Parmeter Temp: 35-60 Wind: 0 Sky: clear Species: Common Loon 2 Horned Grebe 3 Eared Grebe 15 Western Grebe 150 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Double-crested Cormorant 50 Great Blue Heron 5 Canada Goose 100 Snow Goose 1 Ring-necked Duck 10
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Angwin area [cont] Dec. 10 [cont] Mallard N. Pintail Green-winged Teal Am. Wigeon Canvasback Greater Scaup (apparently expected) Lesser Scaup Bufflehead Ruddy Duck Com. Merganser Red-tailed Hawk Red-shouldered Hawk Am. Nestor Am. Coot Killdeer Greater Yellowlegs Band-tailed Pigeon (Mourning Dove - 1 - JP) N. Pygmy Owl Anna's Hummingbird Com. Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Nutalls Woodpecker Black Phoebe Stellers Jay Scrub Jay Com. Raven Com. Crow Chestnut-backed Chickadee Plain Titmouse Bushtit White-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Bewick's Wren Roch Wren 100 15 25 30 50 25 2 25 25 50 2 1 1 100 3 1 40 1 4 6 2 5 2 3 6 2 3 15 4 2 2 1 1 2 1 Am. Robin Varied Thrush Hermit Thrush West. Bluebird Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Cedar Waxwing Eur. Starling Hutton's Vireo Yellow-rumped Warbler Brewer's Blackbird Purple Finch Pine Siskin Lesser Gold Finch Rufous-sided Towhee Brown Towhee Rufous-crowned Sparrow Oregon Junco Golden-crowned Sparrow Fox Sparrow Song Sparrow Herring Gull Calif. Gull Ring-billed Gull Bonapartels Gull 50 28 8 5 3 6 25 2000 1 5 100 35 4 6 4 3 1 10 6 5 1- 3 25 5 Kennedy Park, Napa, Napa Co., Calif Area: brief look at "Wild Bird Refuge". Observers: same Time: 1030-1045 Species Ross' Goose Double-crested Cormorant greasy mallard types Ruddy Duck Am. Coot Com. Gallinule Glaucous-winged Gull Western Gull Calif. Gull Ring-billed Gull Mew Gull Loggehead Shrike Eur. Starling Rock Dove N. Mockingbird 6 (Sad.)im 1 150 2 20 1 1 1 2 50 50 1 100 75 1 Red-winged Blackbird Brewer's Blackbird House Finch Savannah Sparrow 200 200 5 1
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Dec. 10 Benicia State Park, Solano Co. Park [cont] Area: tidal marshes near picnic area. Walked with large group through marsh looking for Black Rails Time: 1200-1315 Observers: Linda Hale, John + Mike Parmeter, Joel Hornstein, Jeri Langham, Steve+Karen Bailey, Vickie Dziadosz, Wayne Tilly+30 Tide: +6.9 (1220) Wind: 5 Sky: low overcast; foggy Temp: 55 Species: Black Rail 1 Eur. Starling 10 Am. Coot 4 Water Pipit 4 Killdeer 5 Song Sparrow 2 [Com. Snipe - 1- JP] West Gull 1 Dec. 11 Furnace Creek Ranch, Inyo Co., Calif. Area: golf course + airport ponds Time: 0645-1110 Observers: Linda Hale, Don Robertson, Garth Alton Wind: 0 Temp: 45-60 Sky: mostly sunny, some high Species: Pied-billed Grebe 4 Long-billed Marsh Wren 5 Green Heron 1 Am. Robin 5 (Canada Goose - 2- DR, GA) Ruby-crowned Kinglet 6 Mallard 4 Water Pipit 2 Green-winged Teal 7 Eur. Starling 1000 Am. Wigeon 4 Myrtle Warbler 10 N. Shoveler 1 Audubon's Warbler 5 Wood Duck 1 House Sparrow 15 Greater Scaup 1 W. Meadowlark 13 Bufflehead 1 Red-winged Blackbird 10 Ruddy Duck 1 Brewer's Blackbird 120 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 Streak-backed Oriole 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Savannah Sparrow 1 Com. Flicker 2 Golden-crowned Sparrow 1 Red-naped Sapsucker 1 White-crowned Sparrow 150 Say's Phoebe 4 Fox Sparrow 1 (HO) Black Phoebe 1 Song Sparrow 4 Com. Raven 30 Mesquite Spring, Inyo Co., Calif. Time: 1205-1215 Observers: same Wind: 5-10 Sky: high overcast Species: [Rock Wren - 1- DR] Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 White-crowned Sparrow 1 Scotty's Castle, Inyo Co., Calif. Time: 1220-1240 (brief) Observers: same Wind: 0-5 Sky: high overcast Species: Black Phoebe 1 Lesser Goldfinch 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3 Oregon Junco 6 Water Pipit 1 Golden-crowned Sparrow 1 Eur. Starling 5 White-crowned Sparrow 15 Long-billed Marsh Wren 1 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 Myrtle Warbler 5 (Song Sparrow - 2- DR) Audubon's Warbler 3 Roads in Nevada from Death Valley to Oasis (Hwy's 58, 95, Lida Pass): Cooper's Hawk 1, Sharp-shinned Hawk 1, Rough-legged Hawk 1, Prairie Falcon 1, Am. Kestrel 1, Horned Lark 5, House Finch 200, Sage Sparrow 5
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Dec. 11 [cont] Oasis Ranch, Mono Co., Calif Time: 1400-1530 Observers: same Wind: 2-10 Sky: clear Temp: Species: Cooper's Hawk 1 (Long-billed Marsh Wren - 1-DR) Red-tailed Hawk 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 N. Harrier 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 Prairie Falcon 2 House Finch 15 Merlin 2 Am. Goldfinch 25 Am. Kestrel 2 Sage Sparrow 2 Calif. Quail 20 Savannah Sparrow 1 Killdeer 1 White-crowned Sparrow 100 Mountain Plover 1 Lincoln's Sparrow 2 Dunlin 1 Song Sparrow 3 Least Sandpiper 1 Horned Lark 500 Black-billed Magpie 1 Deep Springs Ranch, Inyo Co., Calif Time: 1545-1630 Observers: same Wind: 0-2 Sky: clear Temp: 45-50 Species: Red-tailed Hawk 2 Red-winged Blackbird 50 N. Harrier 1 W. Meadowlawn 15 Prairie Falcon 1 House Sparrow 80 Am. Kestrel 2 House Finch 1 Killdeer 3 Savannah Sparrow 75 Com. Flicker 2 White-crowned Sparrow 200 Red-breasted x Red-naped Sapsucker 1 Oregon Junco 10 (Rock Wren - 1-DR) (Lincoln's Sparrow - 1-DR) Loggerhead Shrike 2 Song Sparrow 1 Eur. Starling 50 Brewer's Blackbird 600 Dec. 16 Redwood Regional Park, Alameda Co., Calif Area: Walked in from road past parking lot and about ½ mile beyond parking lot to where road narrows and is surrounded by redwoods Observers: Linda Hale, Steve & Karen Bailey, Don Robertson Time: 0500-0630 Wind: 0 Sky: no moon but overcast reflecting city lights making everything a little light Temp: 40-45 Species: Great Horned Owl 4 (HO) Am. Robin 1 Com. Screech-Owl 1 (HO) Varied Thrush 4 N. Saw-whet Owl 1 (HO) Hermit Thrush 1 Dec. 18 Bodega Bay, Sonoma Co., Calif Area: Bodega Head; from parking lot NW along shore ¼ mile Time: 0745-1000 Observers: Linda Hale Sky: overcast, raining until ~0900 clearing afterwards Wind: 5-15 until 0900, calm afterwards Temp: 55 Tide: receding Species: Com. Loon 5 Surf Scoter 100 Arctic Loon 3 White-winged Scoter 10 Red-throated Loon 2 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Horned Grebe 3 Am. Kestrel 1 West. Grebe 20 Black Oystercatcher 3 N. Fulmar 4 Black Turnstone 5 Brown Pelican 1 Surfbird 15 Brandt's Cormorant 50 Willet 2 Pelagic Cormorant 10 Rock Sandpiper 3
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Bodega Bay [cont] Dec. 18 [cont] Wandering Tattler Glaucous-winged Gull Mew Gull Black-legged Kittiwake ? Common/Arctic Tern -> Sauracan 1 [Forstals not 100% eliminated] Common Murrie Marbled Murrelet 2 20 3 2 + harbor: Oldsquaw 1 Hwy 1, Mendocino Co. Calif Area: roads from southern border of county north to Van Damme State Park; scoped the ocean from Pt. Arena; stopped at Garcia River and Van Deme St.PK. Time: 1230-1645 Observers: Linda Hale Wind: O SKY: clear Temp: 55 Species: Arctic Loon 5 West. Grebe 6 Horned Grebe 6 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Black-footed Albatross 2 N. Fulmar 1 Brandt's Cormorant 20 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Pelagic Cormorant 150 Great Blue Heron 10 Cattle Egret 14 Black-crowned Night-Heron 6 Whistling Swan 139 Mallard 80 N. Pintail 3 Green-winged Teal 100 Am. Wigeon 200 Wood Duck 2 Greater Scaup 5 Com. Goldeneye 2 Bufflehead 8 White-winged Scoter 40 Surf Scoter 75 Red-breasted Merganser 2 Turkey Vulture 18 White-tailed Kite 2 Red-tailed Hawk 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Rough-legged Hawk 2 N. Harrier (4 nd.s) 5 Am. Kestrel 38 Virginia Rail 1 Sora 1 Am. Coot 5 Killdeer 10 Willet 1 Long-billed Dauritcher 1 Sanderting Black Turnstone 10 Com. Flicker 3 Black Phoebe 1 Com. Raven 3 Audubon's Warbler 2 W. Meadowlark 30 White-crowned Sparrow 15 Song Sparrow 5 Glaucous-winged Gull 25 West. Gull 25 Calif. Gull 10 Herring Gull 1 Mew Gull 1500 Com. Murrie 5 Belted Kingfisher 1 Com. Flicker 3 Black Phoebe 6 Scrub Jay Com. Raven 250 Bushtit 11 Wrentit 2 Winter Wren 8 Am. Robin 20 Varied Thrush 5 Hermit Thrush 3 Golden-crowned Kinglet 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 Water Pipit 2 Eur. Starling 100 Yellow-rumped Warbler 11 House Sparrow 2 W. Meadowlark 4 Red-winged Blackbird 1 Brewer's Blackbird 3 House Finch 10 Oregon Junco 2 Fox Sparrow 13 White-crowned Sparrow 5 Song Sparrow 10
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Dec. 19 Klamath area Del Norte Co. Calif Area: Alder Point Rd, stopping every 1/4 mile; "Eleanor Pugh" Trail at Humboldt Co road to mouth of Klamath River; area ~1/4 mi. W. of Requa turnout on Hwy 101. Time: 0735-1200 Observers: Linda Hale Wind: 5-15 on Pugh trail; elsewhere calm Sky: clear, sunny Temp: 30-4 Species: West. Grebe 5 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Great Blue Heron 3 Wood Duck 1 Lesser Scaup 5 Ring-necked Duck 1 Ruddy Duck 5 Com. Merganser 5 Surf Scoter 10 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Am. Mestrel 1 Virginia Rail 8 Glaucous-winged Gull 10 Killdeer 3 Com. Snipe 2 Sanderling 50 West. Gull 25 Mew Gull 50 Gull (sp) 200 Belted Kingfisher 1 Com. Flicker 3 Hairy Woodpecker 2 Steller's Jay 6 Com. Raven 4 Black-capped Chickadee 5 (Req) Chestnut-backed Chickadee 15 Brown Creeper 3 Wrenfit 5 Winter Wren 13 Am. Robin 400 Varied Thrush 60 Hermit Thrush 5 Golden-crowned Kinglet 20 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 12 Eur. Starling 10 Hutton's Vireo 1 Myrtle Warbler 1 Pine Siskin 150 Oregon Junco 12 Fox Sparrow 13 Song Sparrow 5 Lake Earl Del Norte Co. Calif Area: Lake Earl from the end of Buzzini Rd; sand dunes and clumps of trees along w. edge of Lake Earl as far south as L. Talawa. This area looks fantastic for Snow Bunting and Snowy Owl - extensive grassy dunes with bare areas and low wet areas. Time: 1345-1550 Observers: Linda Hale Wind: 0 Sky: clear Temp: 45-50 Species: Com. Loon 3 Red-throated Loon 1 Horned Grebe 3 Eared Grebe 10 West. Grebe 60 Pied-billed Grebe 5 Double-crested Cormorant 15 Great Blue Heron 6 Great Egret 25 Whistling Swan 18 Mallard 5 Green-winged Teal 2 Canvasback 5 Scaup (sp) 300 Surf Scoter 10 White-winged Scoter 3 Bufflehead 15 Ruddy Duck 700 duck (sp) 1000 White-tailed Kite 2 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Rough-legged Hawk 2 N. Harrier 20 Am. Mestrel 5 Killdeer 4 Com. Snipe 1 gull (sp) 200 Bonaparte's Gull 5 Am. Coot 600 peep (sp) 300 Com. Flicker 20 Downy Woodpecker 1 Black Phoebe 1 Com. Raven 15 Long-billed Marsh Wren 13 Am. Robin 20 Hermit Thrush 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4 Water Pipit 4 Northern Shrike 2 Eur. Starling 16 W. Meadowlark 40 Rufous-sided Towhee 1 Savannah Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 10
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Dec.20 Crescent City, Del Norte Co., Calif Area: row of spruce w. of P.N.Co. Airport and willow-spruce thickets along road to Del.Norte Co. Airport [looking for Blue Jay seen here Dec.17] Worked way along shoreline from Castle Rock to Harbor. Time: 0815-1300 Observers: Linda Hale, Gary Lester Wind: O Sky: overcast Temp: 50-55 Species: Com. Loon 5 Red-throated Loon 7 Horned Grebe 7 West. Grebe 325 N. Fulmar 1 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Brandts Cormorant 10 Pelagic Cormorant 25 Mallard 2 Greater Scaup 2 White-winged Scoter 10 Surf Scoter 200 Ruddy Duck 5 Red-breasted Merganser 3 white-tailed Kite 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 Red-tailed Hawk 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 N. Harrier 3 Am. Mestrel 2 Calif. Quail 2 Am. Coot 5 Black Oystercatcher 3 Black Turnstone 1 Killdeer 5 Com. Snipe 6 Willet 3 Glaucous-winged Gull 25 West. Gull 200 Calif. Gull 3 New Gull 200 Bonaparte's Gull 1 Black-legged Kittiwake 1 Com. Murres 300 gull (sp) 500 Com. Flicker 20 Com. Raven 4 Com. Crow 15 Black-capped Chickadee 4 Winter Wren 12 Long-billed Marsh Wren 3 Am. Robin 30 Varied Thrush 5 Hermit Thrush 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4 Cedar Waxwing 3 Eur. Starling 50 Myrtle Warbler 8 Palm Warbler 1 W. Meadowlark 5 Red-winged Blackbird 2 House Finch 15 Pine Siskin 75 Savannah Sparrow 1 White-crowned Sparrow 5 Fox Sparrow 45 Song Sparrow 15 Wrentit 10 Comments: The isolated row of spruce with deciduous understory and scattered pine looks like an excellent vagrant trap (~¼ mi. W. of airport) Patrick's Point State Park, Humboldt Co., Calif Area: most of the deserted, closed campgrounds and adjoining trails (looking for Gray Jay); Sitka Spruce-Douglas Fir-Bishop Pine Forest. Observer: Linda Hale Time: 1415-1640 Wind: S-30 S Sky: overcast Temp: 55 Species: N. Fulmar 2 Double-crested Cormorant 5 Pelagic Cormorant 1 West. Grebe 50 West. Gull 25 Glaucous-winged Gull 10 Com. Flicker 2 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Wrentit 1 Winter Wren 6 Varied Thrush 8 Hermit Thrush 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet 15 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3 Fox Sparrow 3 Song Sparrow 1
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Dec. 23 Victoria Island San Joaquin Co, Calif Area: walked from Hwy 4 N w/2 mi. into flooded fields ~ 3 mi. E of Contra Costa Co. line to look for Bewick's Swan found here Dec. 21 Time: 1000-1130 Observers: Linda Hale Wind: O Sky: p.c. Temp: 55 Species: (Great Blue Heron - 1-LH) Whistling Swan 4500 Horned Lark 20 Bewick's Swan 1 Long-billed Marsh Wren 1 Canada Goose 200 Water Pipit 75 White-fronted Goose 100 Eur. Starling 10 N. Pintail 300 Audubon's Warbler 10 Rough-legged Hawk 1 W. Meadowlark 2 N. Harrier 2 Brewer Blackbird 25 Am. Mestrel 1 House Finch 50 Am. Coot 1 Savannah Sparrow 2 Killdeer 2 White-crowned Sparrow 3 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Lincoln's Sparrow 2 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Song Sparrow 10 Dunlin 10 Long-billed Dowitcher 10 Herring Gull 4 Ring-billed Gull 25 + Contra Costa Co. side of San Joaquin River: Whistling Swan 800, N. Pintail 5000 Hwy 4 x Roberts Rd., San Joaquin Co., Calif: 20 Bonapartes Gulls Sandy Mush Rd., Merced Co., Calif Area: between Hwy 51 and entrance to Merced NWR. Observers: Linda Hale Time: 1345-1435 Wind: O-5 S Sky: p.c. Temp: 60 Species: Great Blue Heron 1 Eur. Starling 500 Great Egret 1 W. Meadowlark 20 Red-tailed Hawk 4 Brewer Blackbird 100 Rough-legged Hawk 1 blackbird/starling 5000 Ferruginous Hawk 1 House Finch 100 N. Harrier 8 Am. Goldfinch 25 Am. Mestrel 5 Savannah Sparrow 5 Sandhill Crane 40 Killdeer 50 Mountain Plover 146 Long-billed Curlew 75 Horned Lark 100 Water Pipit 100 Loggerhead Shrike 6 + perimeter of Mendota State Wildlife Area, Fresno Co.: Rough-legged Hawk 1 Merlin Dec. 26 Parker Dam, San Bernardino Co., Calif Area: Government Residence area just below Parker Dam; stops along road between Parker Dam and Earp to look at River; Tom's Landing; River View Trailer Court; Big River. The park along the river at Big River has an extensive grassy lawn with lots of tall mesquites which are loaded with birds - a good spot. Time: 1100-1615 Observers: Linda Hale Wind: O Sky: low overcast; drizzle and light rain all day Temp: 60? Species: Pied-billed Grebe 1 Fared Grebe 20 Great Blue Heron 1 Great Egret 1
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Parker Dam [cont] Dec.26 Gadwall 3 Am. Robin 100 Redhead 50 Hermit Thrush 2 [cont] Greater Scaup 15 Townsend's Solitaire 1 Lesser Scaup 10 Black-tailed Gnatcatcher 1 Common Goldeneye 250 Cedar Waxwing 5 Barrow's Goldeneye 18 Phainopepla 10 Bufflehead 200 Loggerhead Shrike 4 Common Merganser 79 Eur. Starling 100 Ring-necked Duck 10 Northern Parula 18 Green-winged Teal 2 Orange-crowned Warbler 9 Am. Nester 3 Audubon's Warbler 13 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Am. Redstart 2 Gambell's Quail 4 House Sparrow 5 Am. Coot 150 Red-winged Blackbird 1 Spotted Sandpiper 3 Great-tailed Grackle 2 Ring-billed Gull 150 House Finch 20 Mourning Dove 4 Abert's Towhee 7 Inca Dove 1 White-crowned Sparrow 100 Anna's Hummingbird 8 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 Costals Hummingbird 18 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8 Rufus/Allen's Hummingbird 18 Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 Gila Woodpecker 3 Red-naped Sapsucker 2 Ladder-backed Woodpecker 2 Slate-colored Junco 1 Black Phoebe 3 Oregon Junco 1 Say's Phoebe 1 Gray-headed Junco 1 Tree Swallow 20 Coxes' Flycatcher 1 Verdin 5 Dec.27 Parker area Yuma Co. Arizona Area: Bill Williams River mouth; one-two stops in riparian in Planet Ranch along Bill Williams R.; Havasu Springs; occasional stops along Colo. R. between Bill Williams and Parker; roads (Mojave Rd) from Parker to Ehrenberg. Observed: Linda Hale Time: 0700-1145 Wind: 0 Sky: overcast Temp: 60-65 Species Common Loon 6 Sandhill Crane 140 Eared Grebe 3000 Am. Coot 120 Western Grebe 100 Killdeer 5 Pied-billed Grebe 2 Com. Snipe 9 Great Blue Heron 7 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Green Heron 1 Least Sandpiper 75 Great Egret 3 Ring-billed Gull 150 Canada Goose 50 Mourning Dove 6 Gadwall 5 Com. Flicker 20 Green-winged Teal 25 Horned Lark 4 Com. Goldeneye 10 Ladder-backed Woodpecker 4 Bufflehead 1 Black Phoebe 2 Com. Merganser 50 Say's Phoebe 4 Red-breasted Merganser 1 Tree Swallow 2 Turkey Vulture 6 Verdin 4 Cooper's Hawk 1 House Wren 6 Red-tailed Hawk 5 Long-billed Marsh Wren 5 Ferruginous Hawk 1 N. Mockingbird 2 N. Harrier 1 Am. Robin 1 Am. Nester) 2 Hermit Thrush 4 Brown Creeper 1
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Parker area [cont] Dec.27 [cont] Ruby-crowned Kinglet Water Pipit Loggerhead Shrike Eur. Starling Orange-crowned Warbler Audubon's Warbler Black-throated Gray Warbler Com. Yellowthroat House Sparrow W. Meadowlawn Yellow-headed Blackbird Red-winged Blackbird 15 250 7 5000 5 5 1 2 5 5 25 10,000 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Brewers Blackbird Brown-headed Cowbird Great-tailed Grackle Abert's Towhee Squawth Sparrow Vesper Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Song Sparrow 1 100 100 25 4 20 1 100 3 2 Lake Tamarisk, N-of Desert Center, Riverside Co. Calif Area: Lake Tamarisk + adjacent golf course Time: 1330-1340 Observers: L. Ha Species: Pied-billed Grebe Eared Grebe Mallard N. Pintail Am. Wigeon Redhead Com. Goldeneye Red-breasted Merganser Am. Coot 4 80 3 1 1 1 1 1 100 Killdeer Sayls Phoebe Loggerhead Shrike Eur. Starling House Sparrow Audubon's Warbler 1 2 2 9 20 2 Dec.28 Lakeview area, Riverside Co. Calif. Area: Perris Valley to Lakeview - mostly agricultural fields Time: 0830-1030 Sky: intermittent lightrain, low overcast Temp: 55-60 Wind: O Observers: Jon Dunn, Doug Morton, Gregg Morton Species: Cattle Egret Canada Goose N. Pintail White-tailed Kite Red-tailed Hawk Rough-legged Hawk Ferruginous Hawk N. Harrier Am. Mestrel Killdeer Mountain Plover Least Sandpiper Mourning Dove Ring-billed Gull Sayls Phoebe 2 30 50 7 22 1 1 7 13 100 200 1 2 3 5 Horned Lark Com. Raven Com. Crow Long-billed Marsh Wren Mountain Bluebird Water Pipit Loggerhead Shrike Eur. Starling Myrtle Warbler Com. Yellowthroat Red-winged Blackbird Tricolored Blackbird Brewer's Blackbird W. Meadowlawn Savannah Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Song Sparrow 350 5 80 1 3 100 6 100 1 2 28 10 500 40 50 1 1 Lake Hemet, Riverside Co. Calif. Time: 1200- 1300 Observers: same Sky: intermittent rain low overcast Wind: O Temp: 45-50 Species: Mallard N. Pintail European Wigeon Am. Wigeon Rough-legged Hawk Ferruginous Hawk 5 1 18 200 1 2 Prairie Falcon (with large rodent)! Am. Mestrel Com. Flicker Hairy Woodpecker [Red-breasted Sapsucker - 1- DM] White-headed Woodpecker 1 3 2 4
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Journal Laguna Hemet [cont] Dec. 28 Steller's Jay 4<------- Com Raven 1 Pinon Jay 6 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3 Mountain Chickadee 10 Oregon Junco 10 [cont] Bushtit 1+ White-crowned Sparrow 15 Plain Titmouse 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 4 Pygmy Nuthatch 30 Brown Creeper 1 Mill Creek Campground San Bernardino Mtns, San Bernardino Co., Calif. Area: from campground walked to just above cabins near campground. alder riparian + live oaks. Observers: same Time: 1515-1630 sky: intermittent rain; low overcast Wind: O Temp: -50 Species: Com. Flicker 1 Eur. Starling 2 Western Flycatcher 1 Townsend's Warbler 1 Steller's Jay 1 Pine Siskin 20 Mountain Chickadee 2 Oregon Junco 1 Plain Titmouse 2 [Calif. Thrasher - 1- JP] Brown Creeper 2 Wrentit 1 West. Bluebird 10 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3 Stone House: Tropical Kingbird 1 Dec. 30 Goleta Sewage Ponds, Santa Barbara Co., Calif.: Rusty Blackbird 1, Yellow Warbler 2 Dec. 31 Montecito, Santa Barbara Co., Calif. Area: [Santa Barbara Christmas Count]: Westmont College, Eucalyptus hill area, Brooks Inst., Franchesi Park, Butterfly Lane area. Time: 0650-1600 Observers: Linda Hale, Steve Larson, Cammie Edginton Wind: O Sky: high overcast Temp: 55-65 Species: [Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1- SL] Wrentit 25 Red-tailed Hawk 4 [House Wren - 1- SL] Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Bewick's Wren 11 Am. Kestrel 4 N. Mockingbird 25 Calif. Gull 1 Calif. Thrasher 4 Ring-billed Gull 10 Am. Robin 450 Band-tailed Pigeon 320 Varied Thrush 17 Rock Dove 2 Hermit Thrush 56 Mourning Dove 11 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4 [Spotted Dove - 1- SL] [Golden-crowned Kinglet - 2- SL] Anna's Hummingbird 82 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 59 Com. Flicker 13 Cedar Waxwing 255 Acorn Woodpecker 56 [Loggerhead Shrike - 1- SL] Red-breasted Sapsucker 4 Hutton's Vireo 6 Downy Woodpecker 5 Eur. Starling 75 Nutthalls Woodpecker 6 Black-and-white Warbler lim. 8 Black Phoebe 2 Orange-crowned Warbler Scrub Jay 85 Audubon's Warbler 105 Com. Crow 40 Townsend's Warbler 7 Mountain Chickadee 2 House Sparrow 9 Plain Titmouse 11 [Bullock's Oriole - 1- SL] Bushtit 70 Brewer's Blackbird 10 White-breasted Nuthatch 4 Brown-headed Cowbird 30 [Red-breasted Nuthatch - 2- SL] Evening Grosbeak 2 Brown Creeper 3 Purple Finch 20
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Galapagos Storm Petrel Oceanodroma tethys Oct. 1 Monterey Bay boat trip, Monterey Co., Calif.: I with petrel rafts off Moss Landing which was spotted by Guy McCastlie and Rich Stallcup and eventually seen by almost everyone on our boat. What was undoubtedly the same bird had been seen by Arnold Small here the week before and identified tentatively as Galapagos from unsatisfactory looks, and much to Arnold's credit, identified correctly. I saw the bird on 2 separate occasions within a 10 minute period and watched the bird in flight for probably a total of 15-20 seconds from 75-200 ft. in good light and also saw the bird swimming on the water with Ashy Storm Petrels for 1-2 minutes, from as close as 75 ft. In the previous 1/2 hours, I had also seen 2 Wilson's Storm Petrels several times, and so a fresh mental comparison was possible, although the two species were never compared directly. The bird was conspicuously smaller than the Ashy Storm-Petrels with which it associated. Not only was this noticed in flight but while the birds were swimming together on the water. In my opinion, it was easier to see that the Galapagos was smaller- than the Ashys than that Ashys were smaller than Blackls when sitting on the water. I would say that the bird was almost as small as a Least Storm Petrel. In flight both the wingspan and total body length was noticeably less than Ashy's. The most striking feature was the conspicuous white rump and tail. The while extending from the upper edge of the rump nearly to the tip of the tail, There was a narrow band of black at the tip of the tail and some black along the lateral
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Galapagos Storm Petrel Oceanodroma tethys Ashys. The Wilsons Storm Petrel can be eliminated by the following characteristics: (1) body length and wingspan very similar to Ashy (not obviously smaller); (2) although white is more extensive than on Leach's or Harcourt's, the tail is still all black, and so there is a significant area of black posterior to the white - as much black as there is white; (3) secondaries are conspicuously edged white - this was seen today on our Wilson's (lacking in Galapagos); (4) black of lower back protrudes into white of rump in an oval pattern (cut straight across in Galapagos); (5) long legs of Wilson's protrude beyond tail and are frequently used to patter water (this behavior was noted today once on a Wilson's but not on the Galapagos); (6) today the Wilson's all looked very black and white, blacker than either Ashy or Black - the Galapagos looked sootier or grayer - it didn't give that startling black and white contrast shown by Wilson's; also the white of the tail did not appear as bright and clean. (7) Wilson's tail appears broader with rounded corners in the field (straight-sided rectangle in Galapagos). Illustrations of Galapagos Storm Petrel accentuate the wedge shape of the rump, white patch, but as can be seen from museum specimens (see my report to CFO Rarities Comm), the shape is variable, depending on the arrangement of the uppertail coverts [the white is all on lengthened uppertail coverts, not the tail itself]. This bird definitely had a straight rather than pointed posterior border of the white patch.
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Remain IV 1979 Integ mutes chrysalis Storm Patrol 2ynts h kmosborsd? tethys normen V.C. FFPI Monterey Bay boat trip. [cool] study, but no guts, did improve into a mute chirp/whirrl through the longshore bar on the point (4) to a centrifugal water-pump/allo? ducting (5) : (albatros plow-under tan) yet about to fabricate a new sketch of the atmosphere and its own in great aviation immediately after our residing in a sweet as the "bird Holakite object/lab? The or should down or - skids out at 20-30mph needed to steer white. was - still backs plow-signos new tail/wave (5) : study as hardier with (harpsichord) or guitar) another two or what made this dull corner in games to others of a growing kind - brother's birdie(6), and cool (7) : (engaged in exotic flight too) trailing things:of this boon yf/naught was how the knoped slither-walked/led to reel out a new zone where kites can soared aid) straight-throughs. Up aloft/in alttp/bob (8) : (long-tail'd) but moderated dashing/der - as - float no yolk matter well - whipper's shill-bait bird you behold. swig hibiki is the-yap you will/see. birdie: mangal/war-fall, "devil toas/low plow-under-skills been build synth-mod/dust and no male box tail/wide-maggot then-kibos list-off to skids-will-rail. in norman hobron's the home-bayng-terrogge-alin-theatral/fil very (harpsichord) or violadons, kibble-theighber) - b/92-dull rapid. below all stratum/skies into? more dignified, but child/kullie at a more open task now-erupted [hater] : (wind/gone) yet to agents blowing, alt (norm) stillness or? but changed-gim-moder) onna/forego, skid/wire-corset/kit alt to the-rag/cornu, old and/or-his/kenge-ophidomiscusly agate N Pacific skives ktringy, bark-diffuse as their child/pent] led/ego: War-tropic willets, and after the wave or land-glint/dark bird. En/ute's flat by/from ley-to or Holakite/wild utilize naked-mind-willings ability to the horn itself (does not extend to kill) and are larger than
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subrufiollis Sept. 6 Point Reyes, Marin Co., Calif: 1 along Drakes Beach Rd. where it had been seen late yesterday afternoon. We arrived at 0715 while the fog was still dense and visibility limited to about 50ft. We didn't find the bird until ~ 0930 when the fog began to lift. We then watched it nearly continuously for the next hour or so, but the bird was extremely wary and would not allow approach closer than 100+ ft. It spent most of its time with 3 killdeer, but split off from these during the last 15 minutes of observation. The overall shape of the bird was very distinctive - long neck and small head plus very tapering, pointed posterior and long legs. It walked rather rapidly and erratically - not as deliberate and unidirectional as plovers. It was noticeably smaller than the accompanying killdeer but much small larger than a p.eep - perhaps Pectoral size but with long legs. (crown slightly dull) The head, neck, and chest were a pale buffy-tawny - very conspicuous; the back and wings were a buffy brown, darker than the head and chest - we never got close enough to see the details of the back feathering but it appeared scaly. The belly and undertail coverts were whitish - not buffy as shown (incorrectly) by field guides. The legs were bright yellow and long for the body size. The underwings were white in flight but not as gleaming white as I had remembered Alaska birds; nor was the dark area near the bend of the wing as conspicuous. The bill was rather short and blunt, but we couldn't get close enough to see the feathering extending along the sides of the lower mandible which give the
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus June 7 Point Reyes, Marin Co., Calif. I ad. seen along the northernmost row of cypress trees at Mendoza Ranch where it had been found earlier by Don Roberson and Bob Richmond. We arrived at 1315 and left at 1715 having seen or glimpsed the bird about 10 times in that four hour period, and only once were we really able to study the bird - not only was the bird extremely secretive and stayed mainly in the center of the canopy, but the strong winds made finding the bird very difficult. We would find it, get a few glimpses, and then it would disappear for 30 minutes. We were sure that it never left that row of trees. It foraged actively in the cypress foliage and only once did I see it within 20 ft of the ground (I thought this was supposed to be an undergrowth bird!). It sang twice. The song was a short series of harsh, spitting notes, the first few of which sounded like the "chi-di-duc" call of the Summer Tanager, and had an Empidonax quality to it. The following plumage description is based mainly on our last view of the bird when it was seen well at about 20' above the ground in the interior of the cypress trees for a minute. The light was not particularly bright but was adequate for color discrimination. Description: [overall size]: very small for a vireo - about the size and shape of a Hutton's Vireo. [bill]: short, stumpy, dark, and hooked; [head]: the forecrown was a conspicuous, glowing yellow-green - I thought this was the most striking thing about the bird. The major portion of the crown seemed to be a grayish-green; I did not see the nape although Joe Morlan and Tim Manolis said it was gray; the face was mainly grayish; the eye was pale except for a black pupil - this pale iris and dark pupil was seen distinctly;
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus East Mojave Desert [cont] Oct.23 The back looked grayish in most views except in [cont] direct sunlight when a greenish cast was discernible, contrasting with a grayer crown. But unless the back was seen in sunlight or, it looked grayish. An inspection of Philadelphia-Warbling back color in MVZ recently showed that the back color differences were not as pronounced as field guide pictures show - many Warblings are greenish backed and Philadelphia only averages slightly greener. The bird was spotted by Doug Morton and identified simultaneously by Jon Dunn and myself. We watched the bird off and on for 10 minutes, including a 5 minute study at eye level and below in cottonwood saplings from as close as 10 ft. Also seen by Sid England, Linda Hale, Steve Cardiff, and Gregg Morton. An additional note - the wings were a uniform grayish except for a rather noticeable area on the upper wing coverts which was whitish, forming an indistinct wingbar. Oct.24 East Mojave Desert: 1- Kelso (same bird) - Post Office Oct.30 Monterey area, Monterey Co., Calif : 1 - Carmel Rivermouth ~ 1/2 way between Hwy 1 and green sewer pipe. - seen in this area yesterday by Rich Stallcup. Seen with Warbling Vireo for comparison - like Warbling but all yellow underneath from throat to undertail coverts except for whitish in center of belly; dark loreal line; back looked grayish like Warbling in our light (shade); smaller and shorter-billed than Warbling
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina May 30 Furnace Creek Ranch, Inyo Co., Calif.: 1 breeding plumage ♂ in cattails (!) around pond at SW corner of golf course - seen by 40 birders. - dark crown; chestnut, triangular cheek patch bordered all around by yellow; breast yellow with conspicuous black streaks extending to belly; large white wing patch; dark green back. - appeared to be in full breeding plumage. I was unable to see the rump to see whether or not it was yellowish and I did not note whether or not the back was streaked. - I only got to see the bird well for about 10 seconds before it disappeared across the golf course. The chestnut cheek patch bordered by yellow is unique to this species and there was never really any question as to the bird's identity. June 14 Pt. Reyes, Marin Co., Calif.: 1 ♂ singing vigorously at Mendoza Ranch - watched for 4-5 minutes total: chestnut triangular cheek patch bordered all around broadly by yellow; throat breast, and upper belly bright yellow; columns of black dots emanating from uppermost portion of breast down to belly - very conspicuous; lower belly + undertail coverts white; tail dark except for white outer rectrix; crown dark olive brown-green; back brighter olive green; large, conspicuous white wing patch; did not see yellow rump or stripes on back. Song was a series of high-pitched "see" notes (? 6-9) on same pitch. This was the very first bird I saw today - I was still putting on my jacket when I first spotted the bird.
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Grace's Warbler Dendroica graciae May 21 Clark Mountain, San Bernardino Co. Calif.: As we were leaving the white fir path, I heard a strange warbler song and tracked it down to a singing male Grace's Warbler. Six of us got good views as it sang from the tops of pinyons for several minutes. The rest of the group had already moved several hundred yards downhill and by the time they raced back up hill, it had moved off several hundred yards. But luckily it then moved back downhill 200 yds below the original sighting, where it remained for 10-15 minutes and everybody got to see it extremely well. This bird would sing consistently from one or two trees for 5-10 minutes, then move long distances and then begin singing again, as if hunting for a mate. It was not on a fixed territory, as we last saw it 1/4 mile downhill from the original point on pinyon-covered hillside. This bird was among pinyons exclusively - not white firs. The song was a (10-12) rapid series of "sweet" notes, rising in pitch at the end. Description: size and shape of nearby Black-throated Gray Warbler; upperparts all blue-gray with dark streaks on back; two prominent white wingbars; conspicuous yellow eyebrow extending behind eye; cheeks, lores blue-gray; throat and breast bright yellow; belly white with conspicuous dark streaks on lower sides and flanks; tail without conspicuous marks - (paler gray) some paleness along outer rectrices. or tail spots They all yellow eyebrow, and absence of white neck patch eliminates Yellow-throated Warbler. The yellow eyebrow and yellow breast eliminates Audubon's Warbler.
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor Sept.3 Monterey area, Monterey Co., Calif.: 1 - Washington Park, Pacific Grove where it was found by others yesterday. We located the bird with a mixed species feeding flock of warblers, vireos, and parids. The Prairie foraged slowly and deliberately in live oak foliage within 20' of the ground. The call note was a soft 'seep' like Townsend's. Upperparts were a dull greenish; wings with 2 obscure pale wingbars; underparts (not entire throat) mostly yellow but chin and undertail coverts white; eyebrow and sub-ocular line yellow; line between throat and subocular yellow grey-black; dark streaks and spots along sides and flanks; wagged tail; smaller (slightly) than Townsend's Warbler. This bird looked intermediate between the illustrations (in Robbins et al Birds of North America) of imm ♀ and ♀ adult on p. 269: the throat wasn't as extensively white as the imm.♀ and the face and flank markings were more distinct, but not as distinct as shown for the ad. ♀. Sept.5 Point Reyes, Marin Co., Calif.: 1 imm.♀ at Drane's Beach in willows and shrubs and on hillsides between the cypresses and the pond where it had first been seen Sept.2. A small warbler (smaller than accompanying Orange-crowned) with white tail spots; wagging tail; obscure wingbars; greenish back and head tised slightly rusty on back; pale superciliary and subocular stripe; whitish-yellow throat; yellow underparts with dusky, broad streaks and flanks.
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Remsen, J.V. 1977 Le Contels Sparrow Passerherbulus caudacutus May 22 Furnace Creek Ranch, Inyo Co., Calif : I located in cattail-grass lined ditch just e. of small pond in NW corner of the golf course where it had been found yesterday afternoon by Guy McCasKie . We got several fantastic views , despite strong ( 25+ mph ) winds , by repeatedly flushing the bird until it landed in the open . It would flush and drop suddenly into 5-6" tall grass bordering the cattails and would stick its head up above the grass to keep an eye on us. Twice it did land on cattail stalks, giving us full views , Description : A very tiny sparrow - seemed smaller than Grasshopper - with a large, long head for its body size ; bill ( blue- gray ) also seemed large and rather long for the body size ; the eye was black and stood out boldly on the face ; the crown had a pale median stripe bordered by 2 broad , dark brown stripes ; the median stripe seemed to be of three colors : proximal 1/3 buffy, middle 1/3 whitish ; distal 1/3 grayish ; a broad eyebrow was striking orange buff ; there was a black postocular streak which just behind the eye was almost in visible but distally broadened into a conspicuous , broad line , curving slightly downwards ; there was a gray , triangular cheek patch bordered on all sides by bright orange-buff ; no malar streak was seen ; the throat was paler buff than the head color ; the throat and breast were bright orange-buff, perhaps not as orange as eyebrow ; belly becoming whitish ; flanks and sides buffy with thin, sharp dark streaks continuing to near undertail coverts (reminiscent of Lincoln's Sparrow ) ; back pale-gray brown with blackish feather edgings and two conspicuous white streaks converging posteriorly ; these streaks were composed of white , chevron-shaped marks ; tail short, thin g brown . I did not note pinkish-brown streaks on nape although Steve Cardiff did see this. The bird was silent the whole time May 23 Furnace Creek Ranch : I ( same bird , same spot )